Newbie Question :))
Hey guys, It's me again
I'm continuing to learn about the C language from my book and I got to the Pointers chapter so far.
Just sharing that info with you guys cus i like this forum
the newbie question of today is:
I'm using VS2010Express (CPP) and so far when i compiled a code I used the getchar(); code to stop the program from closing..
Is there any other way I can set the compiler to just not exit the program as soon as it finish read it ? If so i'll be more than happy to know
TY great day.
Last edited by Or Ellenbogen; 06-26-2013 at 08:59 AM.
if you are using the debugger, you can set a breakpoint at the return statement in main. otherwise stopping to wait for user input is what you have to do.
could try getch();
Why use the non-standard getch() if he is complaining about using the standard function getchar()?
Jim
In Visual Studio, go to your project properties dialog. Under Linker->System, make sure that SubSystem is set to Console and the output window will no longer close on you.
Visual Studio is not Turbo C!Originally Posted by sonjared
Use sonjared's advice, and you never need to use getch() or getchar() to stop the Visual Studio program window from closing. Perish the thought!
Visual Studio holds that window open for you, but the output window has to be set to Console.
I think i am misunderstanding the question and answers here. I was referring to running in the debugger. I just looked at one of my many VS console apps, linker subsystem is set to console, ran the program in the debugger. it exited and the window closed. what am i missing?
I was replying to Or Ellenbogen's query.
I didn't use the debugger in Visual Studio enough to remember that clearly. IIRC there was a checkbox in the options for it, but it's been a long time since I used VS.
When I moved my programs over to VS (from Turbo C), I do remember having to hit the enter and then any other key, to exit the console window - twice because each Turbo C program had to have a getch() or getchar() at the end of it, and VS did not require it. It held the console window open, without that getchar() being needed.
In VS - when you run program with Ctrl+F5 - the window stays open after program finish.
If you run it with F5 and do not want it to close window automatically - just add breakpoint on the return from main()
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection,
except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
– David J. Wheeler
Even without debugging it keeps close the window... god dam
any suggestions?
sonjared made a suggestion in post #5 that was seconded by Adak in post #6. Have you tried it?
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can't find where linker > system is ...
here's a snapshoot:
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nevermind guys i got this figured ... just created a new project and set it to Empty with the Console type probably was the mistake on the last one... thanks to everyone who tried to help this
