DEVELOPING PROGRAMS IN MICROSOFT VISUAL C++

LAST SEMESTER: 

   Programs consisted of a single file, xxx.cpp.
   Created by: 
      File/New/Files/C++ Source File. 
      Enter xxx in the window.
   Complied by Build/xxx.exe or Execute/xxx.exe to run.

THIS SEMESTER:

   Programs may consist of more than one file. 
   We will need to combine one or more files into a project.

   Creating a project: 
      Edit and compile your driver as normal. 
      The compiler will create a project and "bring in" included .h files
      Adding .cpp files to the project:  select Project/Add to Project/Files

   Execution: same as last semester. 

   Note the left frame has two view tabs: ClassView and FileView. 
      All files we create are visible under FileView.  
      Classs attributes and methods are visible under ClassView.

REUSING FILES IN MORE THAN ONE PROJECT:

   You may have files, e.g. personType.h and personType.cpp, that you want to
   use in more than one project (with a different driver). This is fine but 
   you need to start by creating a project with the new driver and then adding 
   files to it.

   Editing the reused files will impact the other places in which
   they are used.

OTHER HINTS: EMPTY PARENTHESES IN FUNCTIONS

When you define a member function with no parameters, you need empty 
parentheses.  E.g.

   int getHour();  //return the hour

When you call it, if you leave off the parentheses, e.g.

   clockType clock;
   ...
   cout << clock.getHour;

it "runs" but does not give the correct answer.