How to Work in in Dev-C++ with Projects 
  When you have Pre-existing Files.  
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1) download your class, etc. files;  store them 
in the directory that you will use for your 
project; make sure that they are named ".cpp"
or ".h"

2) start dev and create a project 
(File -> New Project, console application) and 
store the project in the directory from step 1
(give it a name, DO NOT give it a name of 
one of the files to be used in the project)

3) remove the new file from the project (right
mouse button on Untitle1of the file list on the
left)

4) add each existing file to your project 
(Project -> Add to Project)




How to Work in in Dev-C++ with Projects 
  When you have Pre-existing Files
    and the above doesn't work!
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1) download your class, etc. files;  store them 
in a directory that you will not use otherwise;  
use right-mouse-button -> open-with to select 
notepad to open them (one at a time)

2) start dev and create a project 
(File -> New Project, console application) and 
store the project in a second directory (give it 
a name, DO NOT give it the name of one of 
the files to be used in the project)

3) erase the contents of the new file and copy 
the contents of one of the files that are open 
in notepad into this new file  (example:  copy 
and paste from leftship.cc to the new file)

4) click on the diskette icon to save the new 
file; name it either .h or .cpp (example: save 
the stuff you pasted in from leftship.cc as 
leftship.cpp)

5) click on the "new file" icon (dog-eared icon) 
to make a new file

6) repeat process from step (3) until all files 
transferred

When you ftp the file(s) you create to the school, 
you will have to telnet over to submit (or login 
at a terminal to work at school).  Just use the 
mv command to change back from .cpp to .cc 
(example: mv pa9.cpp pa9.cc)

If all this sounds like a lot, come cc407 by and 
I will demo it for you.  It really isn't bad, but 
writing about it makes it sound worse.

Frank Ducrest