davidguygc

I am just starting out on programming. I am using Microsoft Visual C++, and when i run the program in there, it will ask to press a key to close, but when i find the program on the computer, it closes the instant the program is done instead of waiting for you to close it yourself. Is there a better C compiler and development program out there that's free?
Thanks,
David

davidguygc

P.S. - I put at the end of my programs and it still does it

Benoit

Programs close when they get to the end of the code

You could use getchar() at the end, or include stdlib.h and use

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Mjordan2nd

Post the code here.

Also, the getche() function in conio.h might solve your problems instead of getchar().

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Mad_guy

No. Never use system(); calls in a program that doesn't require them.

It's truthfully frusterating when people make system(); calls in a program that isn't Windows centric, like programs that involve Win32 and/or WinSock programming. Or something of the like, such as Registery editing.


You should use Getchar(); or getch(); at the end of your code. But getch(); isn't part of the ANSI C standard so it might not work.

The only reason I can think this is happening, is that you fucked up somewhere in your code in which case stuff is truncated. It's happened to me, with scanf(); and truncating spaces.

davidguygc

is there a different development program i can use instead of microsoft visual c++?

Mjordan2nd

There's Dev-C++.

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davidguygc

where do i get it?

thechristelegacy

there is also gcc, many windows ports of it also.