[Dr3w]

sorry in advance for this really basic question but i am just beginning in c++, i am using bloodshed's dev c++ and when ever i do a tutorial program from the book i bought it compiles fine but when i go to run it the dos screen comes up than instantly closes. anyone know why that is?

[InterKnight]

I've worked with DevC++ just a little bit. Hopefully my advice will work. It works with programs that I work on in Microsoft Visual C++.

If it's not added in the #include statements, put in:

#include <conio.h>

for the console input/output header file (that's HOW the professor refers to it in his book, anyway).

And at the end of the program, before the return 0; statement in main() type getch();

That is what the professor of my college class always has us do. I hope I have been of some help.

[MacFromOK]

You can also prolly open a DOS box first, then run the EXE from the command line.

Chers, Mac

[alex_holker]

I use that compiler as well. The problem is that when the program finishes running, it will automatically close, rather than waiting for the user to close the program. You can get around this is to add a prompt for input to the end of your program. I personally used the example below, but InterKnight's method would work too.

#include <iostream>

int main() {
    char quit = ' ';

/*CODE AS NORMAL*/

    while (quit != 'q')
    {
        cout << "\nEnter q to close:" << endl;
        cin >> quit;
    }
}

Alex

[Dr3w]

thanks for the help guys i ended up just adding an input statment at the end but i will try interknights method next.

[Shadow2531]

Just remember that if something is still left in the input buffer, getchar/getch etc. will grab it and your program will still exit.

I sometimes prefer this way.

cin.ignore(99999, '\n');
cin.get();

[InterKnight]

If that one doesn't work, I also have tried the system("pause"); statement also.

[Kramer55]

Don't use system("PAUSE") unless you need to; in a sense it calls another program to run while yours is executing in order to pause the program.

The best, as aforementioned, is probably cin.get();