Thread: Just started C++..need help

i combined most of the example codes and made one that works and doesn't just turn off immediately. However, i made a new file and it turns off as soon as it runs. everything is pretty much the same though..i don't know what i'm doing wrong. this is the code for the program that stays up until i'm finished with it:

Code:

 
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  int thisisanumber;
  int a;
  int age;
  a = 4 * 5;
  cout<<"Answer is: " << a <<endl;
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive! Oh, and Hello World!" <<endl;
  cout<<"Enter a number: "<<endl;
  cin>> thisisanumber;
  cin.ignore();
  cout<<"You entered: "<< thisisanumber << endl;
  
  cout<<"Please input your age: "<<endl;
  cin>> age;
  cin.ignore();
  if ( age < 100 ) {
     cout<<"You are pretty young!"<<endl;
  }
  else if ( age == 100 ) {
     cout<<"You are old"<<endl;
  }
  else {
    cout<<"You are really old"<<endl;
  }
  cin.get();
  
  return 0;
}

OK..now this is the code of the much smaller program that just wont work...whats wrong with it???

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
 
  for ( int x = 0; x < 10; x++ ) {
    cout<< x <<endl;
  }
return 0;
}

Please help!

Welcome to the boards.

It opens runs and closes, thats because there is nothing to keep it open.

A)Run it from a command window(in windows)
B)Add a cin.get() at the end before return 0(this will wait for enter to be pressed).

i use dev C++...
i added the cin.get() but now i get a couple errors on the bottom...(these are the errors)

--multiple definition of main,

--first defined here,

--ld returned 1 exit status,

--C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win [Build Error] [Project1.exe] Error 1

...which i have no idea what they mean :-/
how would i run it from a command window?

i know that gui means graphical user interface.. and thats about it lol. (im assuming you mean using the command prompt. am i right?)
well i looked into DOS a while back but not enough to really understand it too clearly.

Oh and if anyone is familiar with dev c++, can you explain the 4 error s i mentioned previously?
i seem to get them a lot and don't know how to fix them.