C program debug window console won't stay

Question

I have visual studio express 2013 for windows desktop installed and wrote first hello world world program. When I compile it it shows no errors. When I hit local windows debugger button the console window flashes with a result for 1/4 second and goes away. What should I do to keep it there so that when I program longer codes I won't have any difficulty.

Thanks.

Goto Debug Menu->Press StartWithoutDebugging - Done... – user3528261 Apr 13 '14 at 05:20 — user3528261, Apr 13 '14 at 05:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 13 '14 at 05:07

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Adding system("pause"); or int x; scanf("%d", &x); at the end of your main() function are popular options.

answered Apr 13 '14 at 05:07

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I think there's no `cin` in C. – shree.pat18 Apr 13 '14 at 05:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 13 '14 at 07:45

Use the following template on your programmes, whenever you compile a C programme using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013:

//#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
// un-comment the line above, if you want to
// be able to use functions like scanf instead
// of their more secure versions like scanf_s
#include <stdio.h>


int main( /* int argc, char ** argv */ ) {


    fflush( stdin );
    getchar( );
    return 0;
}

This is the most simple template you could use for MSVC 2013. Do not use fflush( stdin ); in anywhere else, it has no defined behaviour elsewhere, it is microsoft-specific.

C program debug window console won't stay

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