command prompt after compiling

The problem i have is when i compile the program the command prompt doesnt appear. If i am trying to enter data like numbers or a persons name i cant do that, I am student and this is hard for me to do my assigments for class. Would appreciate any help.
[254 byte] By [PhilipSoraghan] at [2007-12-24]
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What do you mean by "the command prompt doesn't appear" if you are compiling from within the IDE then there is no command prompt: if you are compiling from the command-line then the fact the the command prompt doesn't reappear seems to imply that the compilation process never finishes. Are you, perhaps, mixing up compiling your code and executing the program that is generated.
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