I want to run a C program in DOS prompt. Is it possible?
+6
A:
If You mean MS-DOS mode in winXP for example:
start->run
type: cmd
goto your program path
cd C:\Your\program\path
type
yourprogram.exe
thats it.
bua
2009-11-03 10:29:29
He said a C program, not a .EXE. Given that this site is for developers, I think we should assume that the OP is clever enough to understand how to run a binary executable file.
Michael Dillon
2009-11-03 14:22:34
@Michael Dillon: But a C program *is* an executable, otherwise it is just source code and not a program at all. I don't think the OPs intent is as clear as you suggest, and that is not the interpretation (no pun intended) I'd have put on it.
Clifford
2009-11-03 17:28:23
@Michael Dillon C being a compiled language, i dont know what you expect. The TCC option is valid, yet a smoke bomb IMO. If this question was "how to run a c program in linux", wouldnt it be ok to do $yourprogram ?
Tom
2010-08-25 14:37:01
You have to be very much a beginner to not know that C is normally compiled into binary executables which the operating system runs for you. Yes, its possible that the OP just doesn't understand command prompts at all, but I think the TCC/CINT answer is the most interesting given that many seasoned programmers are not aware of C interpreters. It was a C interpreter that led us to Javascript, after all.
Michael Dillon
2010-09-09 14:09:50
A:
Open the prompt, and just type in the location of the exe, e.g. c:\MyProg\Prog.exe
YoungPony
2009-11-03 10:29:33
A:
You can run a compiled c program (i.e. one that has been compiled to an .exe file) at the DOS prompt (by simply running the .exe as other answers suggest). You cannot directly run a .c file at the DOS prompt.
GOR
2009-11-03 10:36:18
+4
A:
Yes, it is possible. You can install TCC which allows you to put
#!/usr/local/bin/tcc -run
as the first line of your source code. This is a compiler that will compile and run directly from source code.
Another option is to use CINT which is a C interpreter. This will allow you to run C programs from the CMD prompt in Windows, which is what most people still call the "DOS" prompt.
Michael Dillon
2009-11-03 10:48:03
Seems like the least likely interpretation of Sumeshsankar's intent. Most likely IMO he is a novice who has only ever executed his code from within an IDE and does not realise what is happening under the hood.
Clifford
2009-11-03 17:30:40
I agree that your interpretation is the most likely one, but an answer that explains how everything works under the hood is not terribly useful to others. C interpreters are something that people might have a use for. After all, CMM (aka CENVI) was one of the grandaddies of Javascript (the other main grandad being Sun's SELF).
Michael Dillon
2010-09-09 14:19:46
A:
First you need to download Dev Cpp compiler. After downloading install it. I assume you are installed C:\ drive. Now create file called filename.bat extension. write text as follows... set path=C:\Dev-Cpp\bin;C:\Dev-Cpp\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2
now open cmd....
go to save location of filename.bat and run it.
filename.bat
after setting path go where is saved file... for example c:\save\
Now compile your C file using gcc compiler...
gcc filename.c OR filename.cpp
and execute .exe file...
a.exe
Have fun...
Govind
2010-08-25 14:30:19