RE: [Dev-C++] Window closes after Run

[Reid T. <Rei...@at...>]

> On 2 Nov 2004 at 1:03, fred mira wrote:
>>=20
>> I get error messages (6 for the first and 4 for the second)
> which are
>>> stray' \204' in program.
>>=20
>> these messages are after the following :
>> in function ' int main(int,char**)'  which is not assigned as error.
>=20
> I just copied both of the code samples that you gave and pasted them
> both into Dev-C++.  They both compiled and ran just fine.
>=20
> However, the error message you're getting makes it sound like you've
> got a stray ascii character in the text file. Octal 204 is the =E4
> character (if that came across.)  I don't see that character in the
> examples you listed.  Are you sure the code samples are exactly what
> you're trying to compile?=20
>=20
> Watson (the pencil neck) Davis


In the past I've discovered that copying and pasting source from web =
pages or other non-plain text electronic documents can result in the =
inclusion of non-printing characters.  Not sure if fred copied and =
pasted, but I'd guess that if he started with a clean file and typed in =
the code the errors would go away.

reid