Help with XP's Command

[BongoBob]

I need help. I recently picked up an iterest in C++, so I downloaded Borlands C++ Free tools. I am reading how to set it up. Here's the direction I am stuck on...

Open a console box.

1. Start | Run...

2. Type "command" into the field [Enter]

* Or, if Windows 2000/XP:

Add a path reference to the Environment variables:

3. Using the mouse, right-click on the "My Computer" icon (on your desktop) and choose "Properties".

4. Click on the "Advanced" tab.

5. Click on the "Environment Variables..." button.

6. Highlight the "Path" System variable (bottom).

7. Click on the "Edit..." button.

8. Append the line with ";C:\BORLAND\BCC55\BIN;"

9. Click OK (in the "Edit System Variables")

10. Click OK (in the "Environment Variables" window) and click OK (in the "System Properties" window) Navigating to the directory, "c:\Borland\bcc55\bin"

11. cd borland [Enter]

12. cd bcc55 [Enter]

13. cd bin [Enter]

 

I am stuck on 10. I click all the oks, but WTF does it mean by "Navigating to the directory, "c:\Borland\bcc55\bin""? And how do I do it? Any help would really be aprecieated.

 

EDIT: When it says Append the line with ";C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;", I think I did it right. It used to look like this...

C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;c:\Python22;C:\Program Files\PC-Doctor\services;C:\Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD;—;C:\Program Files\UltraEdit;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\;C:\3dsmax5\backburner2\

Now...

C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;c:\Python22;C:\Program Files\PC-Doctor\services;C:\Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD;—;C:\Program Files\UltraEdit;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\;C:\3dsmax5\backburner2\;C:\BORLAND\BCC55\BIN;

 

Please help.

[ET Warrior]

I have no idea how to help you there..............but...uh......if you need help programming in C++ you can PM me...i'm good with that..

 

But from the looks of things you should be operating at the DOS command prompt if you wanna goto Directories. the 'cd' in front of cd borland and whatnot means 'change directory' in the command prompt.......

 

My guess is your best bet is to open your command prompt, and then type 'cd \' and hit ENTER

then do steps 11-13

[BCanr2d2]

Remove the ; from the end, that could be making it play up, it probably thinks it is expecting another command in the path statement

[Ray Jones]

Originally posted by BongoBob

 

10. Click OK (in the "Environment Variables" window) and click OK (in the "System Properties" window) Navigating to the directory, "c:\Borland\bcc55\bin"

11. cd borland [Enter]

12. cd bcc55 [Enter]

13. cd bin [Enter]

 

I am stuck on 10. I click all the oks, but WTF does it mean by "Navigating to the directory, "c:\Borland\bcc55\bin""? And how do I do it? Any help would really be aprecieated.

 

 

err..

 

navigating to the directory means change to the directory, which actually will be done with steps 11 - 13

 

you could also simply type "cd c:\Borland\bcc55\bin" at the command line..

 

and like BCanr2d2 said, the environment variable "PATH" mustnt end with a ";" so you should remove it anyways..

 

*sigh*

 

good ol' times

 

[BCanr2d2]

Why type in the C:, if he is on the C drive, why not just type

 

cd \Borland\bcc55\bin ???!!

 

What the are trying to get you to do is to use the DOS way of getting to a directory. You know, BEFORE there was a proper windows GUI.....

 

(Steps 11 - 13 are the DOS way of getting to a directory, or the alternatives that we have given you)