Problem with VC++ console app

Just a little question that how do I keep the VC++ from terminating my console app about 1 sec after I run it. I tried teh following codes to get not close my app until a key is pressed but that does not work in VC++

system("PAUSE")

OR

gethcar();


If there any other way to not close the app until a key is pressed?

Just do something like

int dummy;
cin>>dummy;
return 0;

thats what I do

But there should be a better way to do it because when I use that code, I cannot exit from my app with just the <enter> key. I need to type some letter or number in order to exit.

getchar(); was working for me on Dev-C++ but I dont why it is not working on VC++

With this code the programme will only exit after the Esc key has been pressed:

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>

void main()
{
        char keyPress;
        cout << "Hello World";

        do
        {
                keyPress = getch();
        }while(keyPress != 27);
}

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As a char is really just like an int you can refer to it as a number and in so doing you're referring to an ASCII value.

BTW, if you wanted the programme to exit after you pressed the enter key then you would use the number 13 and not 27. 13 is the <enter> key's ASCII code. If you would like to know the ASCII code for a particular key then you can download a programme I made around a year ago: http://geocities.com/hypnos_ric/vb/t...Translator.zip (It's nothing special but it does the job :D)


Also, the reason I used getch is because it doesn't echo to the screen.

ESC key is also good.

I just did not want to use cin>> thingy

Thanks!