Compiling Erlang code on Windows

Question

I installed Erlang 13B and tried to follow the tutorials.

Every time I get to c(tut), I get an error instead of (ok, tut), so it seems like the

Answer 1

When werl's current working directory is same as the file to be compiled, the filename is given as an argument without the whole path. Otherwise, for eg. Assuming tut.erl is placed at C:\ErLang tutorials, one may try compiling as,

c("C:\\ErLang tutorials\\tut").

Note:

1. Without double quotes the : causes syntax error
2. The backslash is given using escape sequence