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size=2 face=Arial>Well, it's a matter of using a "comiler" for the platform on
which you are working. If you have the development system on SCO, then you
have the "cc" command which is what you would use to turn your C scripts
into executale programs. By default, if you use cc to compile a
script (bunch of code) it will be turned into an execcutable called
"a.out". If you were to run "a.out" it would run whatever that script says
to do. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>So, you need to find a compiler for the Windows box you wish to learn
on, or get the devsys for your SCO box which contains a compiler.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>C
is not an easy language to learn quickly. I would suggest learning Python
instead. It is as powerful as anything out there and is much like C in that it
is extremely portable from Windows to *nix. If, you really have a need to
learn C particularly, I would suggest getting a Visual C book which will make a
lot available to you right away. Still, you will not be accomplishing a
whole lot in any short period of time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Good luck whatever you do. Any specific reason you are deciding
to take up C? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial>John</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com@lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com@lists.celestial.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>ROBERT PULLIAM<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:35
AM<BR><B>To:</B> filepro<BR><B>Subject:</B> c language<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am a novice programmer and purchased a book on
programing in c. Is there a way to do this on a windows machine or a mac
so that I can compile and run the programs in the tutorial portion of the
booki. Also I tried it in a unix box (sco) and that will not
work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks Robert PUlliam
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