Hi How to run a c program on visual studio community 2022?

Question

Hi, I am a new learner, I am trying to get output from a code but the Local Window Debugger button is not there, I have tried almost every solution I could find but the solution was not there anymore for example one solution told me to go to Tools>Options>Debugging>Redirect all output window to the Immediate window as shown below,

But in my software, there is no debugging,

I just need to learn how to run the program and get the output, it should not be that difficult, Can Anyone please help?

Answer 1

Hello @Hamza Rashid,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

Instead of using a file or a folder, please try to create and use a project to build and run(debug) your program. One single file cannot be built or run in Visual Studio.

You can try to create a new project by using project templates that provided by VS, and type, edit the code in newly created project, then run your program.

If the code you have is from an existing project, try to get the whole project and open the project(File => Open => Project/Solution) in Visual Studio then run it.

Besides, it seems that the code you have(from the screenshot) is C#, but you want to use/run a C/C++ program? You may need to first confirm the programming language that you are going to use and select the correct project template. See following screenshots:

C#:

C++:

Here’s related documentations about

Create a C++ console app project in Visual Studio

Build and run a C++ console app project

Tutorial: Create a simple C# console app in Visual Studio

Sincerely,

Tianyu

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