XP exes close after running

[aceizace]

Hi there, i need to be quick so sorry this is brief. Basically when i run a program in windows xp like ipconfig it closes after running, before i can read it, any way to change this? Thanks

[headrush]

Certain utilities do not have an associated grpahical user interface (GUI) and should be run from the command window. So to use ipconfig, first click: Start - Run and type CMD and press enter(or COMMAND for earlier versions of Windows and then enter) In the window, type: IPCONFIG and press enter For more info, type: ipconfig /all and press enter Most command-line utilities will provide help if you type /? after. e.g: ipconfig /?

[headrush]

BTW - To close the command window, type EXIT and press enter

[aceizace]

Hi, sorry, i wasn't able to explain this before i left. OK, thanks for the info but i am aware of being able to use the command prompt for situations like ipconfig, however i'm trying to learn C++ and i want to test my exe files. I know that i can move the exe to my folder in 'documents and settings' and just type it in the command prompt then, but that requires a bit too much effort just for the test purposes of a message that says 'hello' in dos. So basically what i'm looking for is either a line for C++ that can make it not close when it finishes... or not close until a button is pressed... something like that, or a way to navigate around the command prompt, i can never seem to change the directory from c:/documents and settings/andrew. Hope that makes sense, thanks.

[headrush]

ahhh. c++ is for real propellorheads and I can't help you I'm afraid. Perhaps http://msdn.microsoft.com/ can help...

[OBonio]

The same applies for a c++ application. If you've compiled a console app, run it in a shell (cmd.exe) the same as you would ipconfig. Or you could use : fgetc(stdin); in the program to read a character from standard input. You'll need #include in there somewhere too.

[OBonio]

That should be : #include <stdio.h>

[aceizace]

Thanks OBonio, that works. I also found that putting cin.get(); at the end produces the same effect, but only needs the iostream.h libary.

[OBonio]

That's probably better than using fgetc as it's more object oriented which is pretty much the whole point of the ++ part.