VC++ .h files (No Build Tool)

[Ann]

I have recently installed VC++ 6.0. When I create a new workspace and
add .c and .h files, the IDE cannot find a build tool for .h files.
Is there any other component that needs to be installed besides the
regulare VC++ installation (installed from Visual Studio).

Thank You,
Ann

 

[Sharad Kala]

I have recently installed VC++ 6.0. When I create a new workspace and
add .c and .h files, the IDE cannot find a build tool for .h files.
Is there any other component that needs to be installed besides the
regulare VC++ installation (installed from Visual Studio).

Sorry but this newsgroup is dedicated for discussion of *Standard* C++
features. You may try asking on
Sharad

 

[John Harrison]

I have recently installed VC++ 6.0. When I create a new workspace and
add .c and .h files, the IDE cannot find a build tool for .h files.
Is there any other component that needs to be installed besides the
regulare VC++ installation (installed from Visual Studio).

Thank You,
Ann

This message happens because Visual Studio can't find a .h file it has been
told is there, so it tries to build it, then it realises that it doesn't
know how to build .h files and you get the error message. But the problem is
either the missing .h file or that you are telling it where the .h files are
wrongly, not that you haven't got a build tool for .h files (because there
is none).

Your question is not about C++ (the subject of this group) or about C (the
subject of but about how to operate your compiler. Since
every compiler is completely different this sort of question is best asked
on a group dedicated to your particular compiler. You could try
for instance.

john