Install VisualStudio 2005 or 2008?
by Steven Peterson · in Torque Game Engine · 02/28/2008 (3:55 pm) · 6 replies
Hey all!
I'm looking to do some Torque programming in the coming weeks *crosses-fingers* but need to reinstall MS-Visual-Studio and friends first. What do I need these days?
For TGE:
- Microsoft Visual Studio - C++ - Express-Edition: 2005 or 2008?
- Are we still using: Microsoft Windows Server SDK-Platform RC2?
TSE:
- What DirectX SDK is suggested?
Anything Else?
- I remember there were a bunch of misc. configurations needed to make the VisualStudio happy, especially with TSE. Is there a current walk-through?
Thanks!
[edit]grrr... things got cut off in my original post somehow...[/edit]
I'm looking to do some Torque programming in the coming weeks *crosses-fingers* but need to reinstall MS-Visual-Studio and friends first. What do I need these days?
For TGE:
- Microsoft Visual Studio - C++ - Express-Edition: 2005 or 2008?
- Are we still using: Microsoft Windows Server SDK-Platform RC2?
TSE:
- What DirectX SDK is suggested?
Anything Else?
- I remember there were a bunch of misc. configurations needed to make the VisualStudio happy, especially with TSE. Is there a current walk-through?
Thanks!
[edit]grrr... things got cut off in my original post somehow...[/edit]
#2
03/13/2008 (6:54 am)
Thanks! Watching it install now. 
#3
03/13/2008 (6:56 am)
I haven't tested it with the DX March SDK that was released. But, as I said, November is working fine for me. 
#4
I'll be testing the March '08 SDK this weekend to see if there are any hiccups.
03/13/2008 (8:20 am)
Same here. November 2007 SDK works fine for me. I've installed both VC2005 and VC2008, both extremely simple to set up for Torque technology.I'll be testing the March '08 SDK this weekend to see if there are any hiccups.
#5
- Ended up not tackling TSE yet, but I will, so I appreciate the notes there.
- I installed VC2008, one-click converted my tge-1.4.x projects flawlessly. Could not have been easier!*
* In my own torque-code, i had printed several long strings to console, and broken the strings across several lines of C++ code. This is a compiler error now that mentions an "invalid line break" or something. Solution - jam it on one long line of code. No other problems for me. :)
05/06/2008 (2:14 pm)
Thanks all! Saw your replies, but forgot to write back. {sorry}- Ended up not tackling TSE yet, but I will, so I appreciate the notes there.
- I installed VC2008, one-click converted my tge-1.4.x projects flawlessly. Could not have been easier!*
* In my own torque-code, i had printed several long strings to console, and broken the strings across several lines of C++ code. This is a compiler error now that mentions an "invalid line break" or something. Solution - jam it on one long line of code. No other problems for me. :)
#6
Been running by clicking the executable. Went to debug. Got "main.,cs not found". Searched the forums. Set my Working Directory. Still Didn't Work.
- Read probably 50 forum threads on setting the working-directory.
- Set my working-directory every conceivable way to point to ../example/
- Still didn't work.
- Finally realized if I right-clicked on Torque-Demo >> Debug >> New-Instance it worked. But NOTif I hit f5, or used the main menu.
- Then noticed one item in the Solution-Explored was bold (not Torque-Demo).
- Right Clicked on Torque-Demo and clicked "Set as startup Project".
- Problem Solved - ( so many hours later, I haven't a clue what i wanted to debug... :-/ )
Noted it here in a new section: Gotch'yas
tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/Torque/vs2k5
05/07/2008 (6:58 pm)
Garrr.... Spoke to soon...Been running by clicking the executable. Went to debug. Got "main.,cs not found". Searched the forums. Set my Working Directory. Still Didn't Work.
- Read probably 50 forum threads on setting the working-directory.
- Set my working-directory every conceivable way to point to ../example/
- Still didn't work.
- Finally realized if I right-clicked on Torque-Demo >> Debug >> New-Instance it worked. But NOTif I hit f5, or used the main menu.
- Then noticed one item in the Solution-Explored was bold (not Torque-Demo).
- Right Clicked on Torque-Demo and clicked "Set as startup Project".
- Problem Solved - ( so many hours later, I haven't a clue what i wanted to debug... :-/ )
Noted it here in a new section: Gotch'yas
tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/Torque/vs2k5
Associate David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
I use 2005 Professional and have the DX November SDK installed and compile TGEA just fine. I also have the Windows platform SDK installed.