DOS window likes to hide!

[izaic3]

Well, here is my problem. Whenever I write simple batch files, or for example right now the hello world C++ program, and then open them, the dos window opens for about 1/16th of a second, and then exits. This is without any input on my part. Is there a way to prevent this? Or to at least make it stay up longer? Thanks in advance.

[Iturea]

You can throw a cin after the out put and make it to where if the user enters x then the program closes or something to that sort.

There is also a function out there in many C++ libraries that will pause the output. I think it is simply pause(); or just plain pause;

You can also run the program in debug mode in most IDE's and it will keep the window open.

Hope that helps

[VHockey86]

Start up a command prompt and launch the program from there, rather than just double clicking on the executable/batch file. By default the command prompt closes when the program is done, but if the command prompt existed to begin with, it will remain after program execution.

[bombledmonk]

you can add

system ("pause");

at the end of the main fuction

[izaic3]

Thanks for the tips!