Infinite loop will not stop.

I recently made a Do-while loop in C++ with Code::Blocks while doing the tutorial about loops, and when I ran it, it would not stop. I have tried clicking X, stopping the task in Task Manager, and pressing ctrl+c, but none of these will work. The window will close, but the debugger will not stop running. When I try to run another program, it says: ld.exe||cannot open output file bin\Debug\File.exe Permission denied| ||=== Build finished: 1 errors, 0 warnings ===|. I deleted the code I had entered when I ran the loop, and do not remember it. I am new to programming and would welcome any help to fix this.

Thanks.

Since you cannot reproduce the code, there is no help that can possibly be provided to fix the code :)

You probably made some classic mistake like incrementing a loop counter with a loop condition that checks if the loop counter is greater than, rather than less than, some value.

I think it was similar to this:

Code:

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  int x;

  x = 0;
  x++;
  do
  {
    cout<<"Hello, world!\n";
  }
  while ( x < 3 );
  cin.get();
}

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Ah, then you forgot to increment the counter in the loop.

Is there any way I can just delete the whole program that is looping? I don't really need it and when I try to delete it, it says it is being used and won't let me.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Retribution

Is there any way I can just delete the whole program that is looping? I don't really need it and when I try to delete it, it says it is being used and won't let me.

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You want to delete the executable ...right? Just stop its running and then do so. If you're attempting to delete the source file, you need to close the ide. Also; why is your program still looping?,...didn't you follow the thread to correct it?

What do you mean? stop the program when it loops uncontrollably? you can use the CTRL+break / pause combo on your keyboard, also in the task manager look for other processes that are linked to the console or debugger and stop those, but the permission denied error is reported often so try this search

Ok I fixed it. I just deleted the executable in the processes section of task manager.

Thanks!