My first C compiler was Dev-C++. I''m now using MSVC. When I used to debug with Dev it was easy to step through code. I had no problems using the debugger. But I don''t understand why on MSVC it reaches for example a printf() statement and then opens a box looking for printf.c Why? Why doesn''t it know what this function is? How do I get around it?

You are probabl trying to step INTO printf, a library function. The source for the library is on the CD somewhere, but that''s not going to help much, printf ''aint bugged.

I reckon your old debugger and MSVC have swapped the keys for "step over" and "step into".

"Most people think, great God will come from the sky, take away everything, and make everybody feel high" - Bob Marley

When you are stepping through your code, step over, rather than step in. F10 is the default key.

quote: Original post by Anonymous Poster
When you are stepping through your code, step over, rather than step in.

Unless, of course, you''re wanting to step into your functions.