Writing OpenGL Programs on CL112D PC’s

I. Creating an OpenGL program with Visual Studio 6 Professional

Launch Visual C++ 6.0 Professional

Create a new Project

Add a source file to the project

Code, build and execute OpenGL programs

II. Creating an OpenGL program with Visual Studio .NET 2003

Launch Visual Studio .NET 2003

Create a new Project

Add a source file to the project

Code, build and execute OpenGL programs

I. Creating an OpenGL program with Visual Studio 6 Professional

* Launch Visual C++ 6.0 Professional

• Click ‘Start’, ‘All Programs’, ‘Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0’, ‘Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0’

* Create a new Project

• Once Visual C++ is open, select ‘New’ from the ‘File’ menu.
• Select ‘Win32 Console Application’ from the ‘Projects’ tab in the ‘New’ window
• Give the project a name and save the project to a location on your Z: drive

• Click ‘OK’, then ‘Finish’ to create an empty project

* Add a source file to the project

• Select ‘Project’, ‘Add To Project’, ‘New’

• Select ‘C++ Source File’ from the ‘Files’ tab in the ‘New’ window
• Give the new source file a name and click ‘OK’ to create the blank source file

* Code, build and execute OpenGL programs

• Write your code in the new source file and save the file
• To build the project, select ‘Build’, then ‘Build filename.exe’, where filename is the name of the source file you just created.

[The shortcut key to build a program is ‘F7’]

• If there are no errors, an executable is created. Click ‘Build’, then ‘Execute filename.exe’, again where filename is the name of the source you just created.

[The shortcut key to execute a program is ‘Ctrl+F5’]

• From here, you can continue to edit the source file, compile and execute!

II. Creating an OpenGL program with Visual Studio .NET 2003

[*** Files must be saved on the local disk (C:) to execute properly! You will need to copy all files to your Z: drive when finished!]

* Launch Visual Studio .NET 2003

• Click ‘Start’, ‘All Programs’, ‘Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003’, ‘Microsoft Visual .NET 2003’

* Create a new Project

• Once the Microsoft Development Environment is open, select ‘File’, ‘New’, then ‘Project’

• Select ‘Visual C++ Projects’ from the ‘Project Types’, then ‘Empty Project (.NET)’ from ‘Templates’ in the ‘New Project’ window
• Give the project a name and save the project to a location on the C: drive

• Click ‘OK’ to create an empty project

* Add a source file to the project

• Select ‘Project’, ‘Add New Item’
• In the ‘Templates’ section of the ‘Add New Item’ window, select ‘C++ File (.cpp)’
• Give the new source file a name and click ‘Open’ to create the blank source file

* Code, build and execute OpenGL programs

• Write your code in the new source file and save the file
• To build the project, select ‘Build’, then ‘Build filename’, where filename is the name of the source file you just created.

[The shortcut key to build a program is ‘F7’]

• If there are no errors, an executable is created. Click ‘Debug’, then ‘Start Without Debugging’.

[The shortcut key to execute a program is ‘Ctrl+F5’]

• From here, you can continue to edit the source file, compile and execute!
• *** Be sure to copy your files from C: on the local PC to your Z: drive when finished! All data on the C: drive will be periodically erased!!

Questions: crompton@cse.ohio-state.edu