C Programming - just pause!

[tommyboy123x]

i was just quickly reading through an online guide to refresh my knowledge of C programming, and i just cant figure out why this program won't wait to display the results!

I'm sure there is something else wrong, but i can't debug it really, because i can't run it. I remember adding the following to the program, but that doesnt work.

getchar();
return 0;

here is my source

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int num;
    printf( "Please enter a Number: " );
    scanf( "%d", &num );
    if (num == 1234) {
            printf( "congratulations! \n" );
            printf( "you have guessed my number: ", num);
            }
    else {
         printf( "error:  Wrong Number\n");
         }
    getchar();
    return 0;
}

basic, but it doesn't wait to display the answer

what can i do to make this work properly (well maybe not properly, but pause at the end of the program before quiting)?

thanks!

[jaeusm]

try getch() instead of getchar().

[furtivefelon]

you can also write system("pause"); before return 0;

[tommyboy123x]

i remember trying the system("PAUSE") but i put it after the return 0... makes more sence to put it before though

i think getch() is suiting my needs more, but system("PAUSE") will definatelly come in handy!!

thanks

edit: lol, yea, not really sure why i was putting in getchar()... i was thinking "fuction get character"... stupidity