Im a confused ultra-newbie, and I need help! Plz help me!

Ok the code below- when i comply it into an exe, it just flashes up a small windows app screen and i cant see whats in it. b4 it closes itself!!! here is the code that does the above problem:

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
  return 0;   
}

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Thanks in advance for any help!!

Try running it from the DOS mode...
hehhe...
Think you will understand after that

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>

main()
{
    cout << "Hello";
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

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when you return a value, the purpose of a function is over
so the program exits..

what you're doing here is you're taking an input
before returning a value... so the program runs till you press 'Enter'

good luck.

www.akilla.tk

what I used to is to add a line with cin:

PHP Code:

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#include <iostream>
void main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
  cin >> "stop here";
} 


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try to compile it and see if it could have a pause. ;)

Black's idea got me a very breif pause, for maybe a fraction of a second...i think i've tried everything...none of it can get it to stay up.

try

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive! Oh, and Hello World!";
getchar();
}

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If you use Borland, you might try using getch() instead if getchar() :)

Nope, that didn't work either...could it be my complier...ive downloaded dev bloodhed, borland, and a whole bunch of others and havent been able to get any of them to work...

i hope i'm not asking too much, but im gonna put that cpp file as an attachment to this post...if anyone wants to try and see whats wrong with it.

in reality that shouldn't even compile...

try,

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive! Oh, and Hello World!";
getchar();
}

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if that don't work then i'm at a loss...

well then i guess my complier is screwed up...

could anyone post the compilable code for a dialog box in c++ for me?:confused:

first, does the code compile ok?

basic dialog boxes can be called like so

Code:

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#include <windows.h>

int main(void)
{
    MessageBox(NULL,"Message goes here","title goes here",MB_OK);
    return 0;
}

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my complier doesnt work, so i wouldnt know... do you have an instant messenger??? if so, id like to speak with you on it

my complier doesnt work, so i wouldnt know...

what do you mean?

>do you have an instant messenger???

unfortunatly no, i don't use them for personal reasons.

well one of them will compile anythiing that has a .cpp file extension, and the other one wont wont compile anything period.

well try compiling the exact code in my last post an see if it works, in the one that compiles...

>and the other one wont wont compile anything period.

what does it do?