2. The visual studio window
Solution Explorer
File Edition Area
Report Area

3. New Solution Visual Studio 2003 Visual Studio 2005
Use the File menu and choose “New” and “Blank Solution”
Visual Studio 2005
Create a new Project and the Solution will be created at the same time.

4. New Project
Project Name
Solution Name
(2005 only)

5. Adding Files in
If you do not know which files should be build, use a Makefile.am or Makefile.in to find out.
Always try to add all header files as well and clearly separate header files from source files

6. Properties (C/C++)

7. Properties (Fortran)

8. Properties (Linker)

9. Properties (Librarian)

10. Dependencies

11. Building Build  make Clean  make distclean
Rebuild  make distclean && make
Build, clean and Rebuild cascade to dependencies as well.

12. Errors
Double click

13. Other Useful things Visual Studio 2003, Runtime library consistency
“Find in files”, use it! (in the “edit” menu)