Problem with VC++ console app

[abdul]

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?

[SteveCRM]

Just do something like

int dummy;
cin>>dummy;
return 0;

thats what I do

[abdul]

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++

[hypnos]

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

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

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

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

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.

[hypnos]

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 )


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

[abdul]

ESC key is also good.

I just did not want to use cin>> thingy

Thanks!