Hi,

I am an absolute beginner and have just installed the free Visual Studio 2008 for C++.

I am writing some very simple code but when I build or compile the program the screen goes blank and flickers slightly before returning to the normal view.This happens whether there are errors in the code or not.

I have a feeling that the output window may be set to full screen mode but have been unable to find the setting to set this to window mode.

I've learned that I can toggle between the two modes using ALT-ENTER but the next time I rebuild my app it goes back to full screen mode.

Also I need to know if there is some way to completely delete a project.

Any information would be greatly appreciated please. TIA.

This is what happens when you run a command-line program from visual studio. You'll need to add the following code to the end of main().

Thanks for that but unfortunately it does not change anything.

I load up my project.I hit F5 to run it. A dialog box comes up asking if I want to build it. I press yes and the whole screen goes black while it is building the project. The normal view is restored and the program output window appears.

The program I created which is in the program output window worked as expected so I am at a loss as to why it does this.

You're saying your program output window appears so that you can see the message "Press any key to continue..."? If that's the case, I have no idea why your screen has gone black. Try putting those same 2 lines at the beginning of main() to see whether it is going black while building or during the execution of the program.

Thanks for that.

Did a bit more investigating and discovered the problem.

According to Microsoft:-

"The default settings for the Command Prompt on Microsoft Windows Vista (32-Bit), Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP (32-Bit), Microsoft Windows Server 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows 95 are set to full screen."

So it's not a setting in Visual Studio 2008, it's a setting on the command prompt!!

You learn something new every day.

Thanks again for your help.