From:	Ramy Elmeligy <Ramiman12 AT MailAndNews DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	RE: BREAK statement aint workin
Date:	Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:35:17 -0400
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>===== Original Message From djgpp AT delorie DOT com =====
>Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>>>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:08:33 -0400
>>>From: Ramy Elmeligy <Ramiman12 AT MailAndNews DOT com>
>>>
>>>Here's a code snippet, taken from Ivor Horton's Beginning C++. It involves
>>>BREAKing a loop, after a certain number of invalid values are input.
>>>After i have compiled, when i try to run the program, i get a message 
saying
>>>BREAK is off and then it goes back to the DOS prompt. Whats the problem??
>>>

>I believe that DOS has a command called BREAK, so if you compiled your
>program to have the name BREAK.EXE, then the dos command gets invoked
>instead.  to remedy this either rename your program, or run it using the
>command line ".\break.exe" (sans quotes).  choi.
>
>--
OHHHHHHH! that makes a lot of sense. heh

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