"Build" in VS Express

[amishosh]

Hi!
Is there a way that I can "Build" a single source file? Wihout creating a project? I want to be able to open a *.c file in Visual Studio and simply Build it with out having to choose a project. I know it's a whole different world but in Borland C for DOS I simly opened a file and hit Ctrl+F9.

Thanks.

[Hamrick]

I don't think you can build just an open file. But you can make a dummy project and get the same effect by removing the source files in the project and adding existing items instead of new items to it each time.

[Salem]

The easiest way for a single file is to type
cl prog.c
at the command prompt.

[Tight_Coder_Ex]

When you open a single file in Visual Studio (VC 6.0++), what it will ask if you want to open an project workspace. That is just something it needs internally and doesn't actually create a project. Just click on yes and you can compile a single file.

[Ancient Dragon]

The way I do it is somewhat like Hamrick suggested -- create a project then change the source file(s) as needed. I test out many of the programs posted on the C and C++ boards that way.

[Tight_Coder_Ex]

The way I do it is somewhat like Hamrick suggested -- create a project then change the source file(s) as needed. I test out many of the programs posted on the C and C++ boards that way.

I kind of overlooked the fact that maybe you want to run the app in some way. My method only compiles the file, nothing else.