Hi, I'm very new to C, so this is probably a stupid question. I've been writing simple programs ("Hello World") and stuff like that. When I run a program I've made a window opens up displaying results but it only stays open for a split second, then closes. How do I make the window stay open so I can see the results?

I'm using Borland C++ 5.02.

thanks,

Andy

This is an OS thing, more than a programming thig. If you double-click the executable, Windows only keeps DOS prompts open while the program is active. If you want to see the output, you've to have a DOS prompt open and run it within it.

So go to Start->Run, type "cmd" (for Win 2k/XP) or "command.com" for others, and cd to the correct directory, and run the program by typing it's name, without the .exe. Bear in mind, it's useful to keep the program & folder names short (<8 chars ideally) to make cd'ing easier!

Another temporary solution is to have the program wait at the very end for your input, have a << cin statement right before exit. Or there is a pause() function in unistd.h, which pauses the program until you force quit it (Ctrl D or Ctrl C, maybe Z, one of them works anyway )

GF

Thanks! The cin works, though I had to include iostream. Thanks again!

This also from another forum worked well too:


#include<conio.h>

insert :

getch();

where you want program to stop

I don't like Borland C++. I have that one and Visual Basic 6. VS 6 works nicer and is much easier to use. Everything is in GUI format and I don't have to do anything special to create project and such. I have several programs that work well in VS 6, but Borland will choke because it can't open .exe files. I am clueless.

I think I'll stick with one interface for now. I'll come back to Borland when I am a little more experienced.