Thread: HELP! Program shuts down when I press Enter.

Hi there,

I'm new to programming and i'm having problems when it comes to using programs I code. For example:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    char me[20];

    printf("what is your name?");
    scanf("%s",me);
    printf("Darn glad to meet you, %s!\n",me);

    return(0);
}

Whenever I try to use this program (Typing in name then pressing enter) the program shuts down when I press enter...
Are there any ways to fix this?

Cheers,
Jack

you can put

Code:

system("pause");

before return 0. it will pause the program.

jannr

If your are running the code in windows then use the function getch() after the print statement.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
    char me[20];

    printf("what is your name?");
    scanf("%s",me);
    printf("Darn glad to meet you, %s!\n",me);
    getch();
    return(0);
}

If you are running on other platforms use this simple method for checking.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    char me[20];
    char ch;

    printf("what is your name?");
    scanf("%s",me);
    printf("Darn glad to meet you, %s!\n",me);

    printf("Press Enter to quit...");
    scanf("%c",&ch);
    return(0);
}

Originally Posted by jrap123

Hi there,

I'm new to programming and i'm having problems when it comes to using programs I code. For example:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    char me[20];

    printf("what is your name?");
    scanf("%s",me);
    printf("Darn glad to meet you, %s!\n",me);

    return(0);
}

Whenever I try to use this program (Typing in name then pressing enter) the program shuts down when I press enter...
Are there any ways to fix this?

Cheers,
Jack

What the others have said.... Plus... If you are running the program by clicking on it with your mouse, you are opening a console window that automatically closes when the program finishes. The better way to run console mode programs is to open a command prompt and then run the program by typing it's name. That way the console will stay open and you can still see your program...

Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt

While you're at it, you don't need to put () around the return value in this case

Code:

return 0;

Will work just wonderful.

Originally Posted by \007

While you're at it, you don't need to put () around the return value in this case

Code:

return 0;

Will work just wonderful.

This is true... but the brackets are harmless. Personally I think bracketing after return is more consistent with the rest of the language...