Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

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Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
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Topics

• Launching Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005)
• Creating VS2005 Project
• Creating VS2005 File
• Saving VS2005 File
• Adding source File into existing project
• From Source File to Executable File
• Closing VS2005 Project/Solution
• Opening an existing VS2005 Project/Solution

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Launching VS2005

• Click the Start button from the Windows taskbar
  and select Programs ? Microsoft Visual Studio
  2005 (application) ? Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
  (Executable)
• A Choose Default environment Settings window
  appears
• Choose Visual C Development Settings
• Visual Studio 2005 gets launched and a Start Page
  - Microsoft Visual Studio window appears
• SnapShots of Launching VS2005

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Creating VS2005 Project

• Click on New Projects button from the Start Page
  - Microsoft Visual Studio window OR Select New ?
  Projects from the File menu
• A New Project dialog box appears
• Select Visual C General from the Project Types
• Scroll down the Templates icon section and
  select Empty Project icon. Then select a
  location for the project by clicking the Browse
  button by the Location text box, a Project
  Location dialog box appears

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Creating VS2005 Project (Contd)

• Select an appropriate location for the project
  and click Open in the Project Location dialog box
  
• Now enter a project name in the Name text box of
  New Project dialog box and click OK button
• A projectName - Microsoft Visual Studio window
  appears
• SnapShots of Creating VS2005 Project

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Creating VS2005 File

• Select New from the File menu, a New File dialog
  box appears
• Select Visual C from the Categories section
  and C file (.cpp) icon from the Templates
  section of the New File dialog box
• The file gets created and a Sourcen.cpp tab gets
  created in the projectName - Microsoft Visual
  Studio window to enter source code
• SnapShots of Creating VS2005 File

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Saving VS2005 File

• Enter the source code in the Sourcen.cpp tab
• Click on the Save Sourcen.cpp As option from the
  File menu
• Save File As dialog box appears, select
  appropriate project folder
• Give an appropriate file name in the File name
  text box, and click the save button
• The file gets saved and a projectName - Microsoft
  Visual Studio filename.cpp window appears
• SnapShots of Saving VS2005 File

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Adding Source File into Existing Project

• Next, click on the Source Files folder in the
  Solution Explorer projectName window on the right
  hand side
• Then, select Add Existing Item from the Project
  menu
• Add Existing Item ProjectName dialog box
  appears with the filename.cpp highlighted, just
  click Open
• The filename.cpp gets added to the project and is
  visible under the source files folder in the
  Solution Explorer projectName window on the right
  hand side
• SnapShots of adding source file into existing
  project

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From Source File to Executable File

• Select Start Without Debugging option from the
  Debug menu
• A Microsoft Development Environment dialog box
  appears If you would like to build the project
  click Yes
• The result of the project build appears in the
  output panel. If the program has no errors then
  the output is displayed on a DOS window
• SnapShots Of Compiling in VS2005

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Closing VS 2005 Project/Solution

• Select Close Solution from the File menu
• To create a new project repeat the steps 4-19
• SnapShots of Closing Solution in VS2005

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Opening an existing VS2005 Project/Solution

• Select Open ? Project from the File menu
• A Open Project dialog box appears. Go to
  appropriate location of the project and select
  the appropriate FileName.sln file to open the
  solution
• The ProjectName - Microsoft Visual 2005 window
  with FileName.cpp tab should appear
• SnapShots of opening an existing VS2005 solution