Flash display in DOS screen

Hi All,

I'm new to C++ programming. Very raw compared to you all. I have Dev-C++ compiler on my win XP. When I compile and run a program, the DOS screen flashes for a micro-second and disappears. I'm not able to see the results of my programs. Kindly help. Thanks.

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Hi

Thanks for replyoing. But still I'm not able to find help to my problem. Kindly help. Thanks in advance.

You need to use a function to "pause" or "delay" the end of a program. This has been covered so many times you couldnt calculate the number on a nasa computer. Use the FAQ/board search; obviously you have not made the effort we require to help. Were not going to give you code, make an effort.

Hi

Thanks a lot for your help.

Your FAQ is not that user-friendly to find whatever you've said. I still dont find it. Just because you know where it is, doesnt make me dumb or doenst mean I didnt try.

I never thought you guys would sound so rude to a newcomer. This is really bad. I'm disappointed. Bye.

Your right, its not user friendly, its impossible to find anything.

WOW, TWO SECONDS THATS WAY TOOOOO LOOOOONG OMG DOODZ!!!!

Here:

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385

Enough of sarcastic nonsense. I was highly impressed with the site and thats why I logged in to the forums. Hope the members of the forum are not as bad-mannered as the moderators.

We'll stop this thread with this. Thanks a million for your kind and supportive response.

I've written my first C++ program. I went throught he tutorials out of which half was above my head. This disappearing screen would be a problem for only a first time user. You cant expect a beginner to read through all of the FAQ pages and tutorials before he tests his first C++ program. Can you? When I'm stuck with opening the door of a car what's the point in telling me to get the manual inside the car?

Enough of sarcastic nonsense. I was highly impressed with the site and thats why I logged in to the forums. Hope the members of the forum are not as bad-mannered as the moderators.

We'll stop this thread with this. Thanks a million for your kind and supportive response.

The window disappears because once the program is done running it has no reason to remain open. You can use a function to hold the window open for you like

Code:

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system("PAUSE");

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on a windows box. You can also just open a command prompt, navigate to the folder containing your exe, and run it by typing the name of the program in and hitting enter. When done in the latter manner the window will not close until you close it.

You don't seem to realize that we who help you here are volunteers. We do this in our own free time. And the question you asked comes up very frequently. We like to answer programmning problems, but we don't like to answer the same problem over and over.

I took a look at the FAQ. Your question is under "How do I... (Level 1)" with the title "... make the program wait for a keypress?" which should be clear enough.