hahahha

Thank you for the advice, I wasn't actually double clicking the .exe but I was compiling and running from within Dev c++...

when I ran it from the command prompt it worked great.

Thank you for taking the time.

hello,

If I am posting in the worng place I am sorry, I know nothing.

I am beginning the  tutorial, I have downloaded and installed Dev c++
I am running winxp Pro SP2 with all the upadates available...

when I compile and run the first example:

#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
printf("The name of this program is: %s\n",argv[0]);
return 0;
}

a small black system prompt box appears for about 1/4 of a second and then disappears.
It is gone before I can see if there is even writing in it.

is there a line I can add to... printf that defines the amount of time the output is displayed? 

Or is this a setup problem where I need to change something?

Thank you for any help,