Complete n00b Needs Help with cout...

[HardHackz]

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

[Victor Bazarov]

Ha*******@gmail.com wrote:

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

Add some input at the end of your program to hold it. I've seen

system("pause");

proposed, but it may not work on your system. Try

std::cout << "press enter";
std::string a;
std::cin >a;

V
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[shadowman615]

On Feb 28, 11:15 am, [e-mail] wrote:

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

Sounds like you might be using Visual C++. You can also compile and
build your program from within Visual C++, then manually open a
command (console) window and run the resultant executable from there.

[HardHackz]

On Feb 28, 11:51 am, [e-mail] wrote:

On Feb 28, 11:15 am, [e-mail] wrote:

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

Sounds like you might be using Visual C++. You can also compile and
build your program from within Visual C++, then manually open a
command (console) window and run the resultant executable from there.

No, I'm not using Visual C++ but thanks for the help and thanks for
the help Victor.

[Marcus Kwok]

Victor Bazarov <v.********@comacast.netwrote:

Ha*******@gmail.com wrote:

>Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

Add some input at the end of your program to hold it. I've seen

system("pause");

proposed, but it may not work on your system. Try

std::cout << "press enter";
std::string a;
std::cin >a;

Another option that doesn't require a temporary string, but at the
expense of more typing, is:

std::cout << "press enter";
std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsiz e>::max(), '\n');

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[Default User]

Victor Bazarov wrote:

Try

std::cout << "press enter";

You'll never get me to respond to that, not after that John Varley
story.


Brian

[Victor Bazarov]

Default User wrote:

Victor Bazarov wrote:

>Try

std::cout << "press enter";

You'll never get me to respond to that, not after that John Varley
story.

Let's hope not many have read it (I didn't for instance). :)

V

[Default User]

Victor Bazarov wrote:

Default User wrote:

Victor Bazarov wrote:

Try
>
std::cout << "press enter";

You'll never get me to respond to that, not after that John Varley
story.

Let's hope not many have read it (I didn't for instance). :)

Ah. It's a classic SF/mystery/networked AI amok story.


Brian

[Old Wolf]

On Mar 1, 5:19 am, "Victor Bazarov" <[e-mail]:

Add some input at the end of your program to hold it. I've seen

system("pause");

proposed, but it may not work on your system. Try

std::cout << "press enter";
std::string a;
std::cin >a;

Simpler is:
std::cin.get();