c language

[John Esak]

Well, it's a matter of using a "comiler" for the platform on which you are
working.  If you have the development system on SCO, then you have the "cc"
command which is what you would use to turn your C scripts into  executale
programs.  By default, if you use cc to compile a script (bunch of code) it
will be turned into an execcutable called "a.out".  If you were to run
"a.out" it would run whatever that script says to do. 
 
So, you need to find a compiler for the Windows box you wish to learn on, or
get the devsys for your SCO box which contains a compiler.  
 
C is not an easy language to learn quickly.  I would suggest learning Python
instead. It is as powerful as anything out there and is much like C in that
it is extremely portable from Windows to *nix.  If, you really have a need
to learn C particularly, I would suggest getting a Visual C book which will
make a lot available to you right away.  Still, you will not be
accomplishing a whole lot in any short period of time.
 
Good luck whatever you do.  Any specific reason you are deciding to take up
C?  
 
John
 
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From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf
Of ROBERT PULLIAM
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:35 AM
To: filepro
Subject: c language



I am a novice programmer and purchased a book on programing in c.  Is there
a way to do this on a windows machine or a mac so that I can compile and run
the programs in the tutorial portion of the booki.  Also I tried it in a
unix box (sco) and that will not work.
 
 
Thanks Robert PUlliam MD

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