Possible to use my own programmer for PIC's? (I'm new to this stuf)

Hey im doing a little project of my own by trying to program a pic. The code is correct but I got this problem, Im using MPLAB IDE and I want to program my PIC in this case a PIC16f57 with my wellon VP-280 is says that it support the PIC but im not sure how to get the code from MPLAB and program it with my programmer.
I´m kinda new to this PIC programming stuf and I dont know much about software and stuf. When I build my project in MPLAB it make this file called "Makefile" can I just load it to the buffer or my programmer or how is it done?
I kinda tryed everything... And im allmost 100% sure that my test circuit is correct.

You need to locate the assembled file, it will end ".HEX", load that into your programmer software, then burn it to the chip.

Yeah I kinda knew that but I cant find it I suppose when you press "Build all" it would make a hex file, but it dosn't.

jensjoachim said:

Yeah I kinda knew that but I cant find it I suppose when you press "Build all" it would make a hex file, but it dosn't.

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Does it give you an error message?.

Well dont know what I did but it I found it now. Im sorry for wasting your time btw But I got one more question how do it determine the frequency of the clock what I use RC osc?

jensjoachim said:

Well dont know what I did but it I found it now. Im sorry for wasting your time btw But I got one more question how do it determine the frequency of the clock what I use RC osc?

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If you're using an external RC clock it tells you how to calculate the values in the datasheet, personally I've never used it - I use either an external crystal, or the internal oscillator, in devices like the 16F628.

An RC osc is not very accurate considering a carbon resistor is 5% and the capacitor is 20% for a total 25% error.