EEE121 LABORATORY MANUAL 1

INTRODUCTION TO CODE::BLOCKS IDE

Code::Blocks is an all in one cross platform IDE. In this course we will use Code::Blocks IDE to
write and run all our C programs.

Creating a new project

 Open the Code::Blocks program and click on the ‘create new project’ option.

 Double-click the ‘Console Application’ icon.

 Choose the ‘C’ language option and click ‘Next’.

 Name your project in the ‘Project Title’ box and click on ‘Next’. Choose a project title
title of your choice.
 Click on ‘Finish’.

 You have now created your new c project. Expand the ‘Sources’ folder and double click
on the file main.c.

 The file main.c is where we will write our C programs. Code::Blocks comes with a
template in main.c which contains a skeletal C program which writes the string “Hello
 World” on the console output. Study this program and see if you can figure out the
purpose of each line of code.
 To run this program, we first need to build it. Do this by clicking on the ‘Build’ tab and
then selecting the ‘Build’ option.

 Examine the contents of the Build Log at the bottom of the screen. This is the box which
shows you if there are any errors in your code.
 To run the program press F9. The console output will be as shown below.
  After executing the program you can return to the main.c file by pressing any key.

Exercises

1. Write a program which prints your name on the output console. Capture the console
output by taking a print screen of your monitor.
2. (i) Create a new C project called ‘lab1_task2’. In the main.c file, write the following
code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
printf("Task 2!\n");
printf("The program is now working.")
return 0;
}

(ii) Build the code and show a copy of the error message.

(iii) Correct the error and run the program. Capture the console output by taking a print
screen of your monitor and pasting it in Microsoft Word. Show this to your supervisor.