Thread: Microsoft Visual C++ DOS program quitting

I have a block of code that looks like:

Code:

int main()
{
          // some code
          return 0;
}

Upon program termination, I receive a prompt saying "Press any key to continue". Does anyone know what I have to do in my code so that I can skip around that step? Thanks.

This may be the first time ever we've had it this way around.

As far as I know, you're stuck with it. Does it also happen if you run the program from the command prompt?

Originally Posted by stanlvw

I have a block of code that looks like:

Code:

int main()
{
          // some code
          return 0;
}

Upon program termination, I receive a prompt saying "Press any key to continue". Does anyone know what I have to do in my code so that I can skip around that step? Thanks.

Would you happen to have a system("PAUSE") in there?

Also, are you running the program from inside an IDE?
Sometimes IDE's pause your console apps so the window doesn't disappear......

Originally Posted by sethjackson

Would you happen to have a system("PAUSE") in there?

Also, are you running the program from inside an IDE?
Sometimes IDE's pause your console apps so the window doesn't disappear......

I don't have a system("pause") in my program. I'm reading from inside an IDE.

VC++ adds this when you "Execute" your program because most people want it... it leaves the console (not DOS) window up so you can see any output from your program. Otherwise, when your program finishes, the console window will close.

If you run your program by double-clicking on the exe, the console will close without the "Press any key to continue" part. If you open your own console window and run your program from the command prompt, the window will not close, and you will not get the "Press any key to continue" part either.

Finally, if you "Run" the program from inside VC++, you will not get the "Press any key to continue" at the end. The Run command runs the program through the debugger, which is often a good idea anyway. The Execute command just runs the program in a way that is similar to what would happen if you manually ran it yourself.

Here is a video tutorial which might help explain it better, it helped me

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/cc296427.aspx