[Chaosenemy]

I just installed Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Then I wrote a little program and hit ctrl+F5 to compile. Nothing happens. I go to the debug menu at the top and the debugging and compiling options are greyed out. I've googled it and can't find anything. So... how do I compile in VS2005?

[jaeusm]

There are a few things you can do to compile.
1. Select "Build Solution" from the Build menu
2. Right-click on the solution file in the solution explorer and select "Build Solution" from the context menu
3. Right-click on an individual project file in the solution explorer and select "Build" from the context menu
4. Select "Build (name of currently selected project)" from the Build menu
5. Click the green play button (arrow head) on the tool bar to build the solution and start the program in the debugger
6. Select "Start Debugging" from the Debug menu, which does the same thing as option 5 above and can also be executed by pressing the F5 key on the keyboard.

[Chaosenemy]

Thanks for the help man. Turns out I just needed to make my program into a project though. Apparently working with a single file doesn't work VS2005...

[jaeusm]

Apparently working with a single file doesn't work VS2005...

Correct. VS doesn't know what you want to do with it (create executable, dll, etc.).