Macro to compile a file set (cpp/h)

[Torben Laursen]

Hi

Is it possible to write a macro that compiles a file set (cpp/h).
I can find it on the menu if I right click on a cpp file but it would be
nice to just have a
macro that I could call using a shortcut.

Can anyone show me what that macro should look like?

Thanks Torben

[David Lowndes]

>Is it possible to write a macro that compiles a file set (cpp/h).

>I can find it on the menu if I right click on a cpp file but it would be
nice to just have a
macro that I could call using a shortcut.

In VS the normal mapped keystroke for the compile menu option (for
C/C++) is Ctrl+F7.

Dave

[Torben Laursen]

Thanks Dave, I did not see that one.

But it only works if I select the file in the solution explorer and only if
I select the .cpp file.

Isn't there a way to compile if I am in the editor for eigther the .h or
..cpp file?

Torben

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Is it possible to write a macro that compiles a file set (cpp/h).
I can find it on the menu if I right click on a cpp file but it would be
nice to just have a
macro that I could call using a shortcut.

In VS the normal mapped keystroke for the compile menu option (for
C/C++) is Ctrl+F7.

Dave

[David Lowndes]

>Isn't there a way to compile if I am in the editor for eigther the .h or

>.cpp file?

It should work if you're currently editing the cpp file - it always
has for me.

Dave

[David Wilkinson]

Torben Laursen wrote:

Thanks Dave, I did not see that one.

But it only works if I select the file in the solution explorer and only
if I select the .cpp file.

Isn't there a way to compile if I am in the editor for eigther the .h or
.cpp file?

Torben:

I'm not sure that this is a realistic goal. Not all code is organized
into .h/.cpp pairs.

There is an old add-in that switches between the .h and .cpp files (if
any), or it can be done with Visual Assist. That is what I do.

I also add the Compile command to my build toolbar (next to the build
project button). The button is dimmed if the current file is not an
implementation file.

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP

[Torben Laursen]

Ctrl+F7 works fine in a .cpp file, sorry my mistake.

I have a macro to switch between .cpp and .h.
What I was looking for was a general method to compile a file or file set
just like in C++ builder 6.0
When I worked in that compiler I jused it a lot to check my code for syntax
errors.

Torben

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Torben Laursen wrote:

>Thanks Dave, I did not see that one.

But it only works if I select the file in the solution explorer and only
if I select the .cpp file.

Isn't there a way to compile if I am in the editor for eigther the .h or
.cpp file?

Torben:

I'm not sure that this is a realistic goal. Not all code is organized into
.h/.cpp pairs.

There is an old add-in that switches between the .h and .cpp files (if
any), or it can be done with Visual Assist. That is what I do.

I also add the Compile command to my build toolbar (next to the build
project button). The button is dimmed if the current file is not an
implementation file.

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP