USB interfacing

Hi
Not to be a nuisance but is there a genuine working script out there that will at least compile for the USB shield. Cant tell you how much junk there is out there that will waste your time. I'm, using the Arduino 1.5.4 IDE . I even cut and pasted the script for the the new DUE board thinking at least the home group know what's what , even that would not compile. At least it saved me buying the board .
Have down loaded all the v2.0 stuff from Git hub, not a one is happy to compile to a working example.
I have gone through all the necersary routines of correct library installation but still got bubkiss
Clive

What Arduino are you compiling for? Using what version of the IDE? 1.5.4 is not the latest, and is ONLY needed if you have an ARM based Arduino. If you don't, then use 1.0.5!

chlluk:
not a one is happy to compile to a working example.

Can you post a specific sketch that you expect to work which won't verify, and also post the errors you get when you try to verify it?

I'm using the UNO for the project, I will be attempting to interface a Midwest flex Digimatic instrument reader into the USB port .
The device works fine into the PC using Hyperterminal .
I will try using a lower version of the IDE to compile with and see how that works.
Clive

The usb port on the Uno and the other avrs is a slave not a host. So not only will the software never work you can't even put the plug in the socket.

Mark