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RE: [Dev-C++] Please help :)

[Smith, J. N. <jn...@ut...>]

for MSDOS add the following line:
 
system( "PAUSE" );
 
or simply open a command prompt and run the executable from there.
 
-j.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jill John Thomas [mailto:jil...@co...] 
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:53 PM
To: dev...@li...
Subject: [Dev-C++] Please help :)


Hello,
I am brand new to programming and I downloaded your compiler, but after I
put in my code and go to run the program on a dos window to see if it works
the window pops up really fast and then goes away, how do I get the window
to stay open to test my code? Sorry I am new to this and still learning
Thanks
p.s.
I am trying to practice the code in my schoolbook
Jilly

RE: [Dev-C++] Please help :)

[Hossein H. <ult...@em...>]

Dear Jilly,

> for MSDOS add the following line:
>  
> system( "PAUSE" );
>  
> or simply open a command prompt and run the executable from there.

You have another way as well: Append the following line at the end of
your programme (instead of the above line):

std::cin.get();

Note that this is the standard way of achieving your desire in C++. Not
only it works in C++, but also it works in all OSs. This, furthermore,
means that it is portable. Note that to use "cin" you need to have
iostream included in your programme. I.e., add the following line at
the top of your programme:

#include <iostream>

Regards,
--Hossein
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