It's doing exactly what the title says. I use Nano in Cygwin to make the code. Then I use GCC to compile it. It comes out with the a.exe file like always. But when I try to run the program using windows explorer the window opens and then closes a split second later, I can barely even see what's printed on the screen. I'm 100% sure the program doesn't have any errors, because I've double checked it, triple checked, and I copied it straight from the book "C Programming for Absolute Beginners". It might be able to run if I start it up with the command prompt in Cygwin. But I've tried that with the "run" command and nothing happens. Please help me.

: It's doing exactly what the title says. I use Nano in Cygwin to make
: the code. Then I use GCC to compile it. It comes out with the a.exe
: file like always. But when I try to run the program using windows
: explorer the window opens and then closes a split second later, I
: can barely even see what's printed on the screen. I'm 100% sure the
: program doesn't have any errors, because I've double checked it,
: triple checked, and I copied it straight from the book "C
: Programming for Absolute Beginners". It might be able to run if I
: start it up with the command prompt in Cygwin. But I've tried that
: with the "run" command and nothing happens. Please help me.
:

Try opening a DOS command window and running it... or put a 'pause' at the end of the code (like waiting for input).

Best Regards,
Richard

The way I see it... Well, it's all pretty blurry

uat the very end before exit or return;
use
getchar();
the command line will wait for you to enter any char and this goes to stack, so you dont have to worry about it

: uat the very end before exit or return;
: use
: getchar();
: the command line will wait for you to enter any char and this goes
: to stack, so you dont have to worry about it
:
yes .. in fact if u want it 2 b a bit more user friendly ... use

 system("PAUSE"); [\code]
this function is in the <stdlib.h> or <cstdlib> in some platforms.
or u can go for the old way of using getch() at the end of the source ...
cya !

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Thanks for all your help, but I need something else. I tried everything except opening it in DOS. Could someone please direct me to a good DOS emulator for Windows XP service pack 2.