Windows NT Lab Guide

World Wide Web browsing

• Web pages can be viewed by starting up Netscape Navigator from the Start menu (Start -> Programs -> Netscape Communicator -> Netscape Navigator).

Email

• E-mail cannot be read or sent in the lab using Netscape Mail (at least not easily). Use your Unix account for mail.
• You can log in to your Unix account using Telnet (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Telnet). In Telnet, connect to a random Unix machine (in NAC 7/105) with Connect -> Remote System; enter host name csultra. Refer to this Unix page to proceed from there.

How to Log In to the PC

• Log in with username `student', password `student'.

C/C++ Programming

• In this course, you may use any C/C++ compiler available to you. Under the Windows environment, compilers by Microsoft are the most popular.
• On the NT machines in Steinman 405, use the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler. Do not use Borland 4.52 or 5.02 in the lab (there's something wrong with the way Borland 5.02 was installed there).
• Refer to the Microsoft Visual C++ section below for a brief guide into its use. Appendix 2 at the end of the CSc 102 course notes gives a brief tutorial.
• Remember to bring a diskette (floppy disk) to save your work. Your work will only last on the machine for the duration of your session.

MS Visual C++:

• To create a project in Visual C++: Under File menu, select New.
• In the box that pops up:
• Type a file name in the Project name field.
• Type `C:\temp' in the Location field.
• Select "Win32 Console Application" from the project list.
• Finish specifying your project by clicking OK.
• Again under File menu, select New.
• From the file types listed, select "C++ source file".
• Type a file name in the file name field and click OK.
• To print your program output:
  • After building the .exe file from your project, find the executable file.
  • Go to the Start -> Programs -> MS-DOS prompt. You will get a window with the C:\windows> prompt.
  • Change your directory to the location in which your project resides. For example: if you have created a directory for this course (e.g., C:\cs102), and you've made a project with filename "hw1" then your executable is under C:\cs102\hw1\debug\hw1.exe.
  • Type the following commands to get the output:
    • cd c:\cs102\hw1\debug
    • hw1.exe > temp.txt
  • Your output has been saved in file temp.txt.
  • You may view or edit the file in any text editor (e.g., notepad) and print it.