Man, I'd forgotten about the joys of the input buffer... ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: Mustafa Shaik To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:16 AM Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: Simple C++ Program Even simply u can use getch(); linked by conio.h this also can help. On 9/26/06, Mark Silence <madasi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 9/25/06, Craig Chambers <reym_camroth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > this may be a little off topic, but i have a small > problem. every time i write a small program (i'm just > learning too) and i add a scanf() or cin line to the > end of my program to make the program wait so i can > see the results, it ignores the first one, so i have > to put 2!!!!!!! is this wierd or am i doing somthing > wrong? > it only happens if earlier in the program i have asked > for user input. I'm using bloodshed's devc++. am i > doing something wrong with my user input earlier in > the program? > I generally use system("PAUSE"); to hold the output on the screen until I'm ready. -- Mark Silence | Blog? Isn't it mandatory? Madasi@xxxxxxxxx | http://madasi.blogspot.com/ "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!" - Adam Savage, Mythbusters --------------------- To unsubscribe go to http://gameprogrammer.com/mailinglist.html