Thread: please help a newb

i have read the faq and havent found the answer to my question, but if its there, then please tell me and i will say sorry for asking it.
it said on your site that to keep the window open simply write "cin.get();" before you write "return 0;". now that works fine when all im doing is writing text that it will display, but when the user has to write a number or whatever, to see whatever comes after he must push enter. but enter also closes the program and so he doesent get to see what happens next. is there any way to fix this? any help would be appreciated and if you dont understand what im saying then ill try to explain it better.


thank you

okay, try this...

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
      // main stuff

      system("PAUSE");
      return 0;
}

//actually, i think you should #include <cstdlib> for purposes of C++ standard

thanx a LOT alpha! it worked!!!!

PS if you still want me to explain further cj then say

no problem...glad i could help...

You can also use getch();
it will do the job.