DOS app question

[Michael Huntwork]

Hello,

I am new to C++ and am taking my first class and in my programs I
would like to add a non-required feature.

I would like for my app to not close immediately after completion in
Windows when starting it via the ol' double click.

I know that if I start it from a DOS prompt everything will work out
just fine but I and several others would like to "improve" our
projects.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Mike

[Attila Feher]

Re: [OT] DOS app question

Michael Huntwork wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I am new to C++ and am taking my first class and in my programs I
> would like to add a non-required feature.
>
> I would like for my app to not close immediately after completion in
> Windows when starting it via the ol' double click.
>
> I know that if I start it from a DOS prompt everything will work out
> just fine but I and several others would like to "improve" our
> projects.
>
> Any suggestions?[/color]

OFF-TOPIC

Read in a string at the end of your code. Or (since it seems to be for
Windows only) include <stdlib.h> (not stdlib, which would be C++, MS
compilers had problems with putting everything to std namespace) and call
system("pause") ; at the end of your program. (This is a non-portable little
hack!)

Please note, that your question has nothing to do with the C++ language!
Before you post here again, please read this:

http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt

--
Attila aka WW

[Sumit Rajan]

Re: DOS app question

Michael Huntwork wrote:

[color=blue]
> I am new to C++ and am taking my first class and in my programs I
> would like to add a non-required feature.
>
> I would like for my app to not close immediately after completion in
> Windows when starting it via the ol' double click.
>
> I know that if I start it from a DOS prompt everything will work out
> just fine but I and several others would like to "improve" our
> projects.[/color]

Add "system("pause" );" at the point you require your program to display a
"Press any key to continue ... " sort of prompt.

HTH,
Sumit.

[Sumit Rajan]

Re: DOS app question

Sumit Rajan wrote:
[color=blue]
> Michael Huntwork wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>> I am new to C++ and am taking my first class and in my programs I
>> would like to add a non-required feature.
>>
>> I would like for my app to not close immediately after completion in
>> Windows when starting it via the ol' double click.
>>
>> I know that if I start it from a DOS prompt everything will work out
>> just fine but I and several others would like to "improve" our
>> projects.[/color]
>
> Add "system("pause" );" at the point you require your program to display a
> "Press any key to continue ... " sort of prompt.[/color]


Remember that this is not a very portable way of doing this since "pause" is
a DOS command which displays something to the effect of "Press any key to
continue ... ". Using pause will not work on Linux, etc.

Sumit.

[Mike Wahler]

Re: DOS app question


Michael Huntwork <huntwork@msu.e du> wrote in message
news:2585dbb.03 09071817.7a2a68 29@posting.goog le.com...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I am new to C++ and am taking my first class and in my programs I
> would like to add a non-required feature.
>
> I would like for my app to not close immediately after completion in
> Windows when starting it via the ol' double click.
>
> I know that if I start it from a DOS prompt everything will work out
> just fine but I and several others would like to "improve" our
> projects.
>
> Any suggestions?
>[/color]

#include <iostream>

int main()
{

/* your code */

std::cout << "Press return to continue";
std::cin.get();
return 0;
}

-Mike

[Mike Wahler]

Re: DOS app question


Sumit Rajan <sumitrajan@myr ealbox.com> wrote in message
news:3f5bf7a9@s hknews01...[color=blue]
> Michael Huntwork wrote:
>
>[color=green]
> > I am new to C++ and am taking my first class and in my programs I
> > would like to add a non-required feature.
> >
> > I would like for my app to not close immediately after completion in
> > Windows when starting it via the ol' double click.
> >
> > I know that if I start it from a DOS prompt everything will work out
> > just fine but I and several others would like to "improve" our
> > projects.[/color]
>
> Add "system("pause" );" at the point you require your program to display a
> "Press any key to continue ... " sort of prompt.[/color]

This will only work for platforms which have such a 'pause'
command, and that it does what the OP asks. I.e. it's a non-
portable solution. See my post this thread for a portable
solution.

-Mike