Visual C++ Program Termination

Ok I know this probably yields a simple answer but when I used DJGPP and wrote a program such as this:

Code:

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// This program will calculate the product of 3 integers.
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

int main()
{
int x,y,z,result;

cout<<"Enter three integers: ";
cin>>x>>y>>z;
result = x*y*z;
cout<<"The product is "<<result<<endl;
return 0;
}

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It would execute and stay there so one could view the result. But now on Visual C++ the second I enter the 3 numbers the dos prompt disappears making it impossible to see the results. How do you prevent this?

Read the FAQ.

Why does it work without that get thing in DJGPP but not in Visual C++? ARe there any other 'official' ways? Am I missing anything?

In DJGPP, you run the program manually from the current command prompt, and when the program exits, that's where you return to.

In VC++, if you manually start a command window and run the program manually, the situation is the same.

HOWEVER, if you run it from the IDE, a new (and temporary) command window is created just to run your program, and it disappears as soon as your program exits. In this case, you need some kind of pause to stop the whole thing disappearing before your eyes.

Do all programs need this?

Right. If you don't care to add a pause mechanism, just be sure to always run your program from the DOS prompt.

ie: go to the start menu:

Start->Programs->MS-DOS Prompt

At the prompt, just go to the directory where your exe is located and invoke it, ie: the program 'myprog.exe' is in 'C:\Windows\VCC\Programs\', ie:

C:\> chdir c:\windows\vcc\programs

C:\WINDOWS\VCC\PROGRAMS> myprog

If your program uses command-line parameters, you'll have to use the DOS prompt anyway...

So I can never just double-click it? Double clicking works if I compile it with DJGPP but not MSVC++. Why is that?

Be more specific about what "doesn't happen"

The answer is it should work, and seems to here

you can pause it using a simple getch(); it just sits there and waits for a character from the user. the getch() function is in the <conio.h> library. this is all assuming you are using VC++

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Originally posted by Salem
Be more specific about what "doesn't happen"

The answer is it should work, and seems to here

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Ok This is EXACTLY what happens...

I create a program that outputs something (like the previously stated example). I compile it in Rhide DJGPP. I leave the compiler and double click my .exe file. It runs the program and exits the program fine. But it keeps the DOS prompt up until I click the X at the top right.

When I run my .exe compiled in Microsoft Visual C++ it starts the program. And as soon as the program finishes it closes the DOS window. Both of these situations the programs were run OUTSIDE of the compilers. I'm just asking why does it work in one and require an extra function in the other?

The "DOS" prompt does not exit on its own in the 9x Win32 based programs. The Win32 based OSes like NT, 2000, and XP generally do. The MSVC++ IDE automatically kills the prompt on its own.

OK Thanks.

This is an operating system issue. There is nothing "wrong" with your program, or the compilers.

DJGPP makes true-DOS programs.

Microsoft Visual C++ cannot make true-DOS programs. It can make Windows applications, and Windows Console applications which look like DOS, but won't run on a machine that's booted to DOS.

I haven't tried this on WinXP, but on a Win98 machine, you can right-click on a true-DOS program, select properties, and check a "close on exit" box. You don't get this choice if you right-click on a Windows Console application.

i didn't know that... thanks!:)

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Originally posted by DougDbug
This is an operating system issue. There is nothing "wrong" with your program, or the compilers.

DJGPP makes true-DOS programs.

Microsoft Visual C++ cannot make true-DOS programs. It can make Windows applications, and Windows Console applications which look like DOS, but won't run on a machine that's booted to DOS.

I haven't tried this on WinXP, but on a Win98 machine, you can right-click on a true-DOS program, select properties, and check a "close on exit" box. You don't get this choice if you right-click on a Windows Console application.

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You're right. Another good reason to use DJGPP :D

Being able to compile real DOS programs should be considered a fault or disadvantage. Get with the times!