Some quick help with Bloodshed Dev C++

[coolcps]

Hi, I am doing the C++ tutorial at www.cplusplus.com and I have a quick question on it. On the very first part, where you simply make the program that says Hello World :

// my first program in C++

#include

int main ()
{
cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}

After you compile it, then execute it, is it suppose to just flash up on the screen really quick? If so, what paramaters do I change so I can actually see the "program". Thank you for your help.

[kstatefan40]

I was just going to post the same question. It pops up in a Dos window and goes for about a second, not long enough for you to read it. I am running XP. Does anyone know what is wrong?
THANKS,

[mikeL]

this should help with your questions, or at least point you in the right direction.

HTH and happy coding

http://forums.devshed.com/archive/42/2002/11/1/46388

[kstatefan40]

Thanks alot! it works great now!

[doctorgonzo]

Either you can add the System("pause") line, or you can open up a command prompt window and run the program from there. I usually do the latter.

[coolcps]

When I do System("pause"); i get a implicit declaration of function `int System(...)`, how do I make it work and what does htat mean? Thanx.

[doctorgonzo]

C++ is case sensitive, so it should be lowercase system("pause"). I am just in the habit of capitalizing things, my bad.

Also, make sure you put #include at the top of your source file.

[coolcps]

It now works. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[bell_kicks]

i think there must be a lot of people tryin to start programming cos i just came on the forum wanting to ask the exact same question??!!!**

[David14259]

I encountered this same problem when I first started programming in C++ (about a year and a half ago). I fixed it with a simple cin statement at the end of the program.

char a;

cout<<"Press a key to Exit";

cin>>a;