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

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    Question 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:
    #include <iostream.h>
    int main()
    {
      cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
      return 0;    
    }
    Thanks in advance for any help!!

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

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    Lightbulb Try this..

    Code:
    #include <iostream.h>
    
    main()
    {
        cout << "Hello";
        cin.get();
        return 0;
    }

    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.

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

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

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

    try to compile it and see if it could have a pause.
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    Unhappy :(

    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.

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    try

    Code:
    #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()
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    Angry

    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.

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    in reality that shouldn't even compile...

    try,

    Code:
    #include <iostream.h>
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    void main()
    {
      cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
      getchar();
    }
    if that don't work then i'm at a loss...
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    well then i guess my complier is screwed up...

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

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    first, does the code compile ok?

    basic dialog boxes can be called like so

    Code:
    #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

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    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.
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    Angry

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

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    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?
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