DOS problem (simple fix??)

[Robert Brewer]

Gavin Bauer wrote:
> My DOS window (running in windows ME) closes the second it finishes
> running my programs. As you can imagine, this makes it hard to see the
> results. I've gotten in the habit of putting raw_input("Press enter to
> exit") at the end of every program, and in addition to being pain in
> the butt, it often fails to work. Being new to programming in general,
> I make more mistakes than most people. My programs often have errors
> before they get to my raw_input command. They then display the error
> and immediately close. It is naturally a lot easier to fix an error
> when you know what the error is. This makes debugging even more
> annoying than it ordinarily would be, if you can imagine that. I've
> heard that it should be a simple preference fix, but I've asked around
> and no one seems to know how.
> 
> Thank you, and please make all answers simple enough to be understood
> by a highschool student and his father :) .

Even after all the IPO hype, the map integration, and the Suggest beta,
Google is STILL your friend:

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+console+remain+open

In other words, use the /k switch to cmd.exe

Robert Brewer
MIS
Amor Ministries
fumanchu at amor.org