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    Help a newbie?

    I'm very new to C programming and trying out the tutorial on this site, but I'm stuck because i don't really understand the concept of user inputs. Whenever I try inputting a number in and hitting enter, DOS just closes the entire program. Do you have to hit sonething else to input something in or can you even input at all?

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    When you run a console program via Windows, the DOS window will close when it's done running. To avoid that, you might want to run your program directly from the command line.

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    Start -> Run... -> cmd (Use "command" instead of cmd if it does not work)
    If you can navigate over to where your program is, the window should not close on you when you run it.
    Last edited by MacGyver; 03-28-2007 at 11:26 PM.

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    But can I run it in Bloodshed Dev C? The Dos prompt looks too confusing to me to look for my program there.

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    7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
    40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*

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    thanks for the faq link, since I looked for my question everywhere

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