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Can somebody please tell me how I can program out of the command prompt with C++? I know how to use the language and I've programmed quite a bit but only for a CMD, so I was wondering how I can actually get onto the next step and get a window to display. Currently I'm using a program called NoteBlocks to write code.
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 07:43 AM
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Look up GUI libraries for C++.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 06:30 AM
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Writing GUI programs with pure C or C++ is pretty difficult, tedious, and time consuming. The easiest way to do it is by using a compiler or language that is designed for GUI programming, for example vc++ 2010 using Windows Forms and QT for cross-platform portability (there are several others too). If you want to write games then you would use a library such as OpenGL (which is cross platform) or DirectX (I think its MS-Windows only).
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 06:35 AM
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So if I wanted use DirectX for writing games, do you know where I could start? Should I download some kind of development kit from the website?
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 06:59 AM
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You'll just need to #include the appropriate DirectX headers, and learn the function calls.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 09:56 PM
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The last time I checked you have to download (free) the DirectX SDK, and that contains lots of example programs and tutorials. Just use google and you will find the download link
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