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[bbqroast]

One of the problems i've been encontering recently is that my C/C++ programs close before you can read anything... I have been searching around for a wait/sleep command (yet all i get is people moaning about how tired they are). So anyone know how to use them??

Here is a older code i have that would be much better if it had a wait/sleep command...

#include<stdio.h>

main()

{

int a;

int b;

int c;

printf("Enter the first number:");

scanf("%d",&a);

printf("Enter the second number:");

scanf("%d",&b);

c = a*b;

printf("%d ",a);

printf("X ");

printf("%d ",b);

printf("equals ");

printf("%d ",c);

return 0;

}

[tate]

A quick google search for "c sleep" presented The GNU C Library
hope it helps.

[Flying Dutchman]

There are several ways to "resolve" this issue:

if you're on Windows, you could use system("pause");

in C++ you could include iostream header and use std::cin.ignore(); and std::cin.get(); (place those before return 0; )

also, you could run your programs from console (cmd on Windows and Terminal on Linux)

[dargueta]

Do not use system() if you can help it. It's error-prone and platform-specific. I suggest you use getc(stdin).

[entity18]

This will work for you!

[SIZE="2"]#include<stdio.h>

main()

{

int a;

int b;

int c;

printf("Enter the first number:");

scanf("%d",&a);

printf("Enter the second number:");

scanf("%d",&b);

c = a*b;

printf("%d ",a);

printf("X ");

printf("%d ",b);

printf("equals ");

printf("%d ",c);

getch();                 /*  ----->    getch()  <----- this means it will take any character before preciding to next step */

}[/SIZE]

Edited by entity18, 06 July 2010 - 11:12 PM.

[dargueta]

Entity, that'll work too. One thing, though: when posting code, please use the appropriate code tags so we can read it more easily. Paste in your code, highlight it, then click on the # button. Voilà! Readable code. :)