[xorangejuicex]

How do I keep my program from closing right away? I'm following tutorials from a book and when I build and debug it the program closes instantly.

For example:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::setw;

int main()
{
	int num1 = 1234, num2 = 5678;
	
	cout << endl;
	cout << setw(6) << num1 << setw(6) << num2;
	cout << endl;
	return 0;
}

This would just open and close the console app immediately. I have some experience in a different language, so this hasn't been a problem really because I know what it's supposed to show, but now that I'm getting into a little more complex things I would like to actually look at the results of my code.

[no2pencil]

This has been discussed under the C/C++ FAQs : Holding the Execution Window Open.

[xorangejuicex]

Oh sorry, I didn't even think to look there. Thank you for pointing me to it, I'll be sure to check there before I post more questions like this.

[no2pencil]

No worries! Let us know if you have any questions

[Aphex19]

getchar() works well for me, but cin.get() will usually work just as well, if you put a cin.ignore() just before it.

[sas1ni69]

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::setw;

int main()
{
	int num1 = 1234, num2 = 5678;
	
	cout << endl;
	cout << setw(6) << num1 << setw(6) << num2;
	cout << endl;

        system("pause"); //This works just fine.
	return 0;
}

[JackOfAllTrades]

No, you should NOT use system("PAUSE");

Also, I changed your title. "Just a Quick Question" is not a good topic title. We KNOW you've got a question, it's why you posted! Give a short descriptive title when starting topics.

This post has been edited by JackOfAllTrades: 06 January 2011 - 04:52 AM

[no2pencil]

lol, works just fine.

Yeah, assuming one is running a shell with a pause command. DERP!

[mybytes]

Another way is to open up the command line and compile it manually-- the window will remain open when the program finishes. Though that doesn't help if you are using an IDE.

I hope everything is going well for you!