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Open a Sample Application

With the IDE open, click the File menu and then Open Project. Alternatively you can click Ctrl + O. Browse to the Watcom installation folder (the default was C:\Watcom then Samples\Win and open the mswin.wpj file. You should see about 30 C projects that you can open.

You can compile all of these in one go. Click Actions on the menu then Make All (or just press the F5 key). This should whizz through and compile the lot in under a minute. You can view the IDE Log window. If you want to save this window, right click on it then click Save As.

The Image shows the log after compiling.

If you make the same mistake as I did, and click Window/Cascade on the IDE menu, you'll end up with a diagonal stripe of minimised windows. To find the right project, click Window then (right at the bottom) More windows...

On the next page : Make and run an Application.

  1. Download the Watcom C/C++ Compiler
  2. How to Install the Open Watcom C/C++ Development System
  3. Open the Watcom IDE
  4. Open a Sample Application
  5. Load, Compile and Run a Sample Application

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