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[evanify]

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I'm currently learning C++ my reading a book, and I copied some code but it doesn't seem to work, could you awesome people help a young kid who wants to follow his dream?

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
	std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";

	std::string name;
	std::cin >> name;

	std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl;
	return 0;
}

[abhishekm71]

What doesn't seem to work?

The code is OK according to me.

[JLBorges]

> but it doesn't seem to work

You need to give more information.

What happens when you try to run the program?

Does this program 'work'?

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";

    std::string name;
    std::cin >> name;

    std::cout << "Hello, " << name << '\n' ;

    std::cout << "Enter any character to quit program " ;
    char c ;
    std::cin >> c ;
}

[evanify]

When I press the green triangle selected to 'Debug'
I get this.

This project is out of date.
Would you like to build it?

I press Yes, then it takes me to

There were build errors. Would you like to continue and run the last successful build?

I press Yes, it says

Unable to open program

[evanify]

I started this out on Visual C++ 2010 Express, pressed 'New Project', then chose Win32 console application for my new project.

[firedraco]

There were build errors. Would you like to continue and run the last successful build?

You want to press NO here and go look at the errors, then fix them.

[evanify]

Ok, I kinda fixed it. But I don't understand. I copied this directly from 'Accelerated C++'. Maybe the book is out dated on it's content?

[evanify]

As C++ wanted me to, I added
#include "StdAfx.h"
According to the book, the console should show me this message

Please enter your first name:

And when I do and press enter, the console shut downs, when its supposed to show this message

Hello, (name)!

[JLBorges]

To make the program wait, aqdd the last three lines in main() from
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/107873/#msg585656