You probably will not have to eat your words. TO execuute a program in unix/linux follow the steps: 1. check if the file is executable. (it should be by default but who knows) if in doubt chmod 755 programname 2. check if your path executes file in the current directory or run the program using ./programname -> -----Original Message----- -> From: Eric Samson [mailto:airickjay@hotmail.com] -> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 7:24 AM -> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us -> Subject: question for any C++ progammers -> -> -> Ok, this is frustrating... -> -> yesterday when I compiled some stuff I wrote in C++, I was -> able to run the -> executable by typing exp1.o at the command prompt... Today, -> I tried it -> again and got the following output: -> -> []$ cd ~/C++assignments -> [C++assignments]$ g++ Assn2.cpp -oexp1.o -> [C++assignments]$ dir -> Assn2.cpp Currency2-1.o Currencycalc2-2.cpp -> Currencycalc3.cpp -> Assn2.cpp~ Currency2-2.o Currencycalc2-2.cpp~ exp1.o -> Currency1.cpp Currencycalc2-1.cpp Currencycalc2.cpp -> Currency1.o Currencycalc2-1.cpp~ Currencycalc2.cpp~ -> [C++assignments]$ exp1.o -> bash: exp1.o: command not found -> [C++assignments]$ -> -> For some reason my compiled program won't run today, but it -> did yesterday -> using the exact same commands. I love linux, but little -> inconsistent crap -> like this is really aggrivating... I re-installed the gcc RPM's and -> upgraded my BASH shell to no avail... I need some help -> here, or it's back -> to M$ Visual C++ to get my school work done. I am trying to -> avoid this, -> especially since I got done telling my class how great open -> source and Linux -> are, but now I might have to eat my words next week... ANY -> help would be -> appreciated.. -> -> Thanks in advance, -> -> Eric -> -> _____________________________________________________________ -> ___________ -> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ________________________________________________ See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss