Can Visual C++ highlight errors?

[Jay13]

Hello everyone,
My name is Jay and I am a student, not a guru like all of you. I am taking my first class in C++ programming this year. Thanks for your patience. Our labs at school have Borland C++ Builder version 4 installed. WHen I compile, Borland will highlight (in the workspace) whatever errors I made writing code, or the general area where an error may occur. Well, at home I have Visual C++. I have looked through the Help index, but i can't seem to find any mention of this feature being included in Visual C++. So can anyone tell me for sure if Visual C++ has this feature or suggest any "training wheels" like this feature that I might be able to download. Thank you very much for your time.

Cheers,
Jay

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi Jay,

Not sure what version of VC++ you have but in version 6.0 if you right click on the tool bar and enable Output you will get a window at the bottow of the screen. Errors and error code will be displayed there. To find the error double click on it and it will take you there (or sometime the line before it).

Brother C

 

[sflam]

What's your version of MSVC++? In Version 5 and 6, when you compile, the "Output" windows open, or you can use "View" -> "Output" or Alt-2 to activate it.

There are several tab under the Output window. Select "Build" tab if it is not alreay active.

Press F4 or shift-F4 will cycle through the error. You can also double click in the Output Build window to jump to the error line.

HTH
Shyan