Window

[Cyke]

Hey, Im just beginning learning C. I got done compiling the exercise and ran it. When it was running, the window would only stay up for half a second, then close. In that time, I could see parts of the things that I used the printf() function to print out, but it wont stay up long enough so I can see if I did the calculations correctly. Can anyone help me?

[Prelude]

If you didn't take any input during the program then you can simply do this:

#include <stdio.h>

int
main(void)
{
  /* Other stuff goes here */
  getchar();

  return 0;
}

That call to getchar will pause while waiting for input. Then you all you have to do to terminate the program is hit enter. If you did take input then it was probably with scanf and a single getchar probably won't work. In that case, the simplest method would be to do this:

#include <stdio.h>

int
main(void)
{
  /* Other stuff goes here */
  while (getchar() != '\n') {
  }
  getchar();

  return 0;
}

The loop cleans up any mess left by scanf and the call to getchar after the loop has the same effect as the first program. Keep in mind that this is just putting a Band-Aid over the real problem and isn't recommended. But it should suffice until you learn the better ways of taking input.

[olbas]

Assuming it's being ran in Windows, open up a shell, navigate to the directory you're saving the executeable in and run the program through that session.....

just to save typing the user input code..

[quzah]

Or you could always just read the FAQ.

Quzah.

[sean]

Good ol' Quzah....