Which C++ compiler with IVF 9?

[nbanta]

I will be buying theIntel Visual Fortran Compiler 9.0 for Windows. The code I need to compile includes calls from Fortran to functions written in C, so I also will need to purchase a compatible C compiler. I do not need the .NET capabilities, but I may eventually need to use object-oriented features of C++. I see a lot of messages on this board and other places about using MS Visual C++ .NET in combination with IVF, but I haven't seen any specific mention of people using the Intel C++ Compiler 9.0 in combination with IVF. Have people had good/bad experiences using the IVF 9.0 and Intel C++ compilerstogether? Thanks.

- Ned Banta

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Please understand that you need Microsoft Visual C++.NET 2002 or 2003 installed in order to use Intel Visual Fortran. This does not mean you are using the .NET managed code environment. Intel Fortran uses tools and libraries provided by the Microsoft product. You can use the MS compiler to build native-code mixed-language applications with Intel Visual Fortran.

You can certainly use Intel C++ with Intel Visual Fortran, but it too requires MSVC to be installed.