Newbie help. PIC18F45k20 pickit debug express

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Hi all,

Im a serious newbie at microcontrollers. Trying to get into this as a hobby but I think I am in over my head right now. I need some help.

Im trying to use my PICkit3 programmer with stand along software to program the programs I make in pbp. So far none of my programs work, however if I copy paste a sample program from my pickit3 debug express development kit from microchip. It works fine. The problem is, its in c language and I have no idea what any of it means.
Example: Blink LED

//************************************************** ****************************
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//IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
//CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER.
// ************************************************** *****************
// PIC18F45K20 Starter Kit Lesson 2 - Blink LED
//
// This lesson blinks LED 7 on the demo board by using a delay and
// loop.
//
// ************************************************** *****************
// * See included documentation for Lesson instructions *
// ************************************************** *****************

/** C O N F I G U R A T I O N B I T S ******************************/

#pragma config FOSC = INTIO67, FCMEN = OFF, IESO = OFF // CONFIG1H
#pragma config PWRT = OFF, BOREN = SBORDIS, BORV = 30 // CONFIG2L
#pragma config WDTEN = OFF, WDTPS = 32768 // CONFIG2H
#pragma config MCLRE = OFF, LPT1OSC = OFF, PBADEN = ON, CCP2MX = PORTC // CONFIG3H
#pragma config STVREN = ON, LVP = OFF, XINST = OFF // CONFIG4L
#pragma config CP0 = OFF, CP1 = OFF, CP2 = OFF, CP3 = OFF // CONFIG5L
#pragma config CPB = OFF, CPD = OFF // CONFIG5H
#pragma config WRT0 = OFF, WRT1 = OFF, WRT2 = OFF, WRT3 = OFF // CONFIG6L
#pragma config WRTB = OFF, WRTC = OFF, WRTD = OFF // CONFIG6H
#pragma config EBTR0 = OFF, EBTR1 = OFF, EBTR2 = OFF, EBTR3 = OFF // CONFIG7L
#pragma config EBTRB = OFF // CONFIG7H


/** I N C L U D E S **************************************************/
#include "p18f45k20.h"
#include "delays.h"

/** D E C L A R A T I O N S *******************************************/


void main (void)
{

TRISD = 0b01111111; // PORTD bit 7 to output (0) ; bits 6:0 are inputs (1)

while (1)
{
LATDbits.LATD7 = ~LATDbits.LATD7; // toggle LATD

Delay1KTCYx(50); // Delay 50 x 1000 = 50,000 cycles; 200ms @ 1MHz
}

}

but if I program a similar blink sample code from pbp, it doesn't work. Why? Im guessing is has something to do with not defining configurations but I don't know.
Example: Blink LED

' PicBasic program to blink an LED connected to PORTD.0 about once a second

Symbol PORTD = 8 ' Set PORTD address
Symbol TRISD = $88 ' Set TRISD address

Poke TRISD, 0 ' Set PORTD to all output

loop: Poke PORTD, 1 ' Turn on LED connected to PORTD.0
Pause 500 ' Delay for .5 seconds

Poke PORTD, 0 ' Turn off LED connected to PORTD.0
Pause 500 ' Delay for .5 seconds

Goto loop ' Go back to loop and blink LED forever
End

I should also note that I am only using the trial version if PBP right now. I would like to purchase it if I could ever get one of my programs to work. Also, I am using the MicroCode Studio IDE. Please Help. Thanks