C in visual studio?

longbowrocks · Feb 24, 2010

Is it possible to enable a C environment in visual studio? I can see options for a C++ or C# environment, and I know that most C++ compilers will also work for C, but I want to make sure the program I make is C legal rather than just C++ legal.

da.bell · Feb 25, 2010

When you create a project and start adding source files to the project just name them with a .c extension instead of .cpp. When the compiler does it's job it will treat any file with a .c extension as a C source file instead of the default which is C++. There are also ways in which you can tell the IDE to treat a file as C source code even if it does have a .cpp extension ("Project->Properties->Configuration Properties->C/C++->Advanced->Compile As" should be set to "Compile as C code" instead of "Compile as C++ Code"). The rules for compiling C versus C++ are different and the IDE will do the right thing if you choose the proper options.
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I copied this from another website that someone posted a response to.

http://cboard.cprogramming.com/c-programming/114304-c-visual-studio-2008-a.html

longbowrocks · Feb 25, 2010

ok, thanks!

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