c++ beginner help

im learning c++ using a book i got from the library and i have a question about it

Code:

// using const.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
	const int inches_per_foot = 12;
	const int feet_per_yard = 3;
	int yards = 0;
	int feet = 0;
	int inches = 0;

	cout << "Enter a length as yards, feet, and inches: ";
	cin >> yards >> feet >> inches;

	cout << "\nLength in inches is " << inches + inches_per_foot * (feet + feet_per_yard * yards) << "\n\a";

return 0;
}

im using microsoft visual c++ 2008 and whenever i debug the program it closes before i see the output, is there a thing that i should change so that it doesnt close without user input

cin.get, read the faq, Ctrl+F5 (no debugging) or place a breakpoint at the end of the program (F9) and run with debugging (F5).

Click here for the answer in the FAQ.

Note that this has nothing to do with C+ itself. It is a feature of the Windows operating system. Windows closes your Window when your program ends.

Or click here for the answer in the Wiki: http://cpwiki.sourceforge.net/Pause_console

You guys need to put the FAQ for stopping the program from quitting on the homepage or something - it just gets asked so much.

It is on the main page --

How to keep a Windows console from closing.

You have to keep checking it, it changes by the minute.

sorry if this gets posted a lot, im just a beginner who came to a good looking site for help