Thread: I think somethings wrong

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    Unhappy I think somethings wrong

    I don't know how to program yet, but im ready to learn.
    My compiler is Lcc. I did the "Hello World" Tutorial thing
    5 times already, but when i try to run it the window flashes on and right back off agian faster then the blink of an eye.
    Did i do something wrong???
    HELP!!!!!!

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    I assume you are working under Windows and programming under DOS mode. To execute the program, open a new "Command Prompt" window, and there type the executable filename.

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    >Did i do something wrong???

    No, I don't think so. But I think you've created a DOS console application under Windows. When the program is started, the console is opened and when it has finished running, then the console is closed. That's why you see it flahs on and off.

    So do as shaik786 told, open a console and run the program from there.

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    Cool i had faced the same problem,here's the solution!

    just add this line at the ending braces of your main function!

    so it would lokk like this...

    #include<stdio.h>
    #include<conio.h>

    main()
    {

    printf("hello world!");


    getch();
    }


    now the console screen will not be dismissed untill you press any key.



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    Look a couple of pages ahead in the tutorial. My book did the exact same thing. It gave me the code you used first, then solved the problem by doing what s_ruchit just did.

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    Of course, getchar() from stdio.h is better since getch() is a nonstandard function and may not be supported.

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    of course this is in the faq.

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    >of course this is in the faq
    And just how many people whom you think need to read the FAQ actually read it?

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    Originally posted by Prelude
    >of course this is in the faq
    And just how many people whom you think need to read the FAQ actually read it?

    -Prelude
    everyone should, stop jynxing the faq!

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    >stop jynxing the faq!
    Too late, it was jinxed by being named FAQ.

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