Problem with Executable Files

The Oate · 08-12-2004, 06:07 PM

I wrote a relativly simple program in C++ in linux and the program runs fine. However, I emailed the .cpp file to my Windows comp and when I compile it in Visual Studio .NET, I get an .exe file that when I run it, it simply pops up a command prompt window for about a second and then just closes it. I remember I used to have this problem a long time ago when I programmed in Windows, but I don't remember what the fix for it is. Could someone please tell me how to get these windows to stay open so I can actually run my programs?

infamous41md · 08-12-2004, 06:10 PM

toss in a getchar() at the end so it waits for user input. or run the program from an actual DOS prompt.

nalg0rath · 08-12-2004, 06:15 PM

Or you can add a line at the at the end of the main function that looks like this:

Code:

system("PAUSE");

The Oate · 08-12-2004, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nalg0rath
Or you can add a line at the at the end of the main function that looks like this:

Code:

system("PAUSE");

Worked to perfection. Thanks a lot for the help, but I have another question. I was getting errors when I tried to compile because I was using cin to read in a string and I hadn't included the string header file. This makes sense of course, but why didn't I get any errors when I was compiling with gcc. I didn't change a thing about the program when I copied it over other than the pause added. Shouldn't I have received this same error or at least a warning from gcc?

infamous41md · 08-12-2004, 09:26 PM

gcc links to some libs by default, i'm guessing string is one of them.