I am new to the Arduino IDE , However I took programing in college and am a Master Electrician,
am I the only one who gets countless errors when trying to compile?
I downloaded an example sketch from Adafruit only to delete after many compiling errors. I didn't modify a thing and still, errors, errors errors. This happens with many downloaded sketches.
Is this to be expected with Arduino products? Should I be purchasing another microprocessor?
I guess you have missed a library...
Try the basic "blink"-example. Select correct card and com-port before compiling/uploud
Did you take basic literacy in college?
Installation and troubleshooting: For problems with Arduino itself, NOT your project
am I the only one who gets countless errors when trying to compile?
Yes you are.
Thank You Knut_Ny for trying to be helpful. I have made quite a few successful sketches, Including the first one, Blink.
However, even when I download a pre written sketch, there seems to be errors and I haven't modified it in any way.
I've read about problems with different IDE versions and have tried several that did solve a problem with another sketch., but not this time.
But Thank you all the same.
Still searching,
And btw AWOl, by the amount of posts on these forums, I'd say there are quite a few folks having issues.
But that requires a knowledge of counting!
When you encounter an error you'll see a button on the right side of the orange bar "Copy error messages". Click that button. Paste the error in a message here USING CODE TAGS (</> button on the toolbar).
Thank Pert, will do. However is this the right forum for that kind of issue? I didn't write the code in question, and I am using the latest IDE version. So It's not apparently not a problem with MY project.
Want to follow Forum protocol.
It really depends on the problem you're having. You haven't really given us much useful beyond that some sketches work for you and others, which you haven't written, give you some mysterious errors. So at this point nobody other than you could know whether your issue fall under the category intended "For problems with Arduino itself, NOT your project". "Your project" could indeed consist of some code you downloaded off the Internet. Even though you didn't write the code, it's still your project as far as we're concerned. However, if you're encountering a problem with the Arduino IDE itself, which is possible, then this would be the correct forum section.
jaraman:
And btw AWOl, by the amount of posts on these forums, I'd say there are quite a few folks having issues.
But that requires a knowledge of counting!
No offense but I think he can count it's forty seven thousand eight hundred and thirty to your 5 sheeze take a breath cruise the forum and provide more than just a rant it will get you more respect and maybe an answer to your question.
So from me as a newbie to another
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when you copy sketches from the net you should ensure they are formatted correctly and reputable as I've learned that spell checkers can replace what it thinks is a typo and you may not have invoked it
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you must understand the library function, any code copied may have the callout for a library but you must install it in the IDE or you will forever fight with the code and never get it working
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follow to a "T" any offers with instructions I have found that taking short cuts and asking for someone to clean up your code without trying will get you very little assistance I'm just saying people want to see that you mean to learn to work through the issues you may have
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have fun with it when you start getting frustrated walk away, can't tell you how many times that worked
Good luck with your projects moving forward!