Visual Studio Help

[BrownZeus]

hey all, so I'm learning C++ via online instruction through udemy, and the IDE I'm using is Visual Studio Enterprise (cause I get it free from school).

 

I'd like to have it set so that my program outputs to Visual Studio's console at the bottom.

For example in Netbeans or Eclipse output for a Java program will go straight to the the respective IDE's own output console.

 

What I get in Visual Studio's output console is just an output of whats happening with the program, not the actual program output. By default Visual Studio will start up Command Prompt, run the program and then close the Command Prompt upon completion. As a result, simple programs like Hello World will simply flash on the screen before I can even look at the output. The only work around I know of is adding a pause in the program, but I don't wanna do that. I'd just rather look at output in Visual Studio's console.

 

If anyone knows where to find and configure that setting, please let me know.

[dany_boy]

If you have a UI based program (windows form), you can select "Output" on the bottom center:

[BrownZeus]

1 minute ago, dany_boy said:

If you have a UI based program (windows form), you can select "Output" on the bottom center:

This is what I have. Output only shows debugging info, not program output. Same thing for Hello World (The program in my screenshot obviously isn't hello world)

[dany_boy]

On the other hand if your code is console only, you might want to try with CTRL+F5:

[fizzlesticks]

The window inside VS is for debug output. You can write to it using OutputDebugString. However like the name says that's only for debug stuff, don't use it for normal input/output.

 

For simple programs you can run your program without debugging using ctrl + f5 or the option in the menu which keeps the console window open after the program finishes. If you need the debugger you can set a breakpoint at the last line of the program.

[BrownZeus]

All I want is to be able to read my actual program output in Visual Studio's window itself.

 

Like in Eclipse CDT, C++ programs output to Eclipse CDT's console at the bottom of the ide window at runtime unless the program is gui based.

[madknight3]

1 hour ago, BrownZeus said:

All I want is to be able to read my actual program output in Visual Studio's window itself.

 

Like in Eclipse CDT, C++ programs output to Eclipse CDT's console at the bottom of the ide window at runtime unless the program is gui based.

As far as I'm aware, Visual Studio doesn't have the functionality you're looking for. This may work for you (I'm not sure because they aren't talking about C++) but it's not really a great solution. I suggest you just get used to the command line window popping up when you run your application.

[0Day]

Place a break point.