CS2311 - Tutorial 1
Getting Started with Visual
Studio 2012
(Visual Studio 2010 are no longer available on
MSDNAA, please choose Visual Studio 2012
which is quite similar to 2010)
Outline
Introduction and installation of Visual studio (VS)
Writing, compiling, and executing C++ programs
using VS
Working Environment
In this course, you will be working with PC
under Windows 7 or 8, and all the
programs will be written with Visual
Studio 2012.
In this tutorial, you will explore and get
familiar with the MS Visual Studio 2012
compiler working environment.
Visual Studio 2012 is an integrated
developing environment (IDE). Inside the
Visual Studio 2012 compiler, you can edit,
compile, link, run, debug and manage
your programming projects.
Setting up Visual Studio
Environment (In CSC Labs)
Locate Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 from the
WorkDesk icon on Desktop.
Visual Studio 2012 professional and Visual Studio
2012 professional ultimate are similar IDE and
both of them can be used in this course
Outline
Introduction and installation of Visual studio (VS)
Writing, compiling, and executing C programs
using VS
Steps for writing, compiling and
running c programs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Create a project and project folder
Create a folder for storing programs (source
code)
Add the source code to project
Compile and run the program
Create the project
1. Select File
2. Mouse over New
3. Click Project
Create a C++ Console
Project
1: Select Visual
C++
4: type a folder name, e.g.
tut1
6: click OK
2: Select Win32 Console
Application
3: Select the folder where you want the
project saved
e.g. c:\user\<your login
ame>\documents\Visual Studio
2010\Projects
4: uncheck Create
directory for
solution
Customize the project
setting
click Application
Setting
Customize the project
setting
1: check Empty project
2: click Finish
Add a C++ program file into the
project
1. Right click Source
Files
2. Mouse over Add
3. Click New Item
Add a C++ program file into the
project
1: select C++ File(.cpp)
3: click Add
2: enter a file name, e.g. tut1
Writing code
The area for
typing project
code
The cpp file
just created
Writing code
Type the Hello World program
Build (Compile) your program
[F7]
click Build Solution
Build your program
If the program can
be built successfully,
you will see 1
succeeded here
Execute your program
[Ctrl+F5]
click Start without
Debugging
Result of Execution
Try it out!
Comment this line
Rebuild the project
[Ctrl+Alt+F7]
This time, click
Rebuild Solution
because the
project has been
built before
Got an error message
0 succeeded, 1 failed
means the program
has problem! No
executable is made
If you try to execute it
anyway..
You will get an error
message
And will not have an
expected result
A better way: Locate the
A maker will be
error
placed beside the
line that makes
program failed to
build
Double click the
error message
Fixed the error
Add std:: before
cout, it tells the
compiler the cout
object is defined in
std namespace
Rebuild the project: Fixed!
It is success this
time!
Copy your project out
Locate your project (the
path may be different if you
choice different path in
project creation
Copy the whole folder
into your USB or
elsewhere
Reload your project
Close it first!
VS without project loaded
Click File >> Open
Locate and select your
project
1. Select tut1.sln from
the project folder you
copy before
Click Open
Your project is loaded
Work on other program with the
same project
Within the same project, we can only have one
main function. If you want to add another
program file with function main, exclude the
existing one first!
Schedule
Introduction and installation of Visual studio (VS)
Writing, compiling, and executing C programs
using VS
What you have done in this
Tutorial
Create a Visual Studio 2012
Project
Create and add a C program into
the project
Write a simple Hello World
Program
Build and Execute the program
Locate the syntax error of a
program
Downloading a Visual C++ 2012
compilers (try it yourself at home)
Visual Studio 2012 can be found at:
http://msdnaa.cs.cityu.edu.hk/
Login using your student ID as login name
and password.
Click "MSDNAA Software Center"
Select Visual Studio 2012 Professional Edition
Add the following items to the shopping cart
Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition DVD
Download and run the executable files.
Burn the iso files to DVDs (or using software
to mount the DVD image).
Click setup to install.
You have to .Trust us
Click this
Enter your CS lab account
(Check the email sent by CS Lab
first)
Enter the MSDNAA Software
Center
Click this
Select Visual Studio 2012
1. Select Developer Tools
Select Visual Studio
2012
Download the Ultimate
Version
Select Visual Studio
2012 Ultimate
Add VS2012 to shopping cart
Click Add to Cart and then
check-out
