[MonoDevelop] ReadLine does not stop for input

[fastone]

Hi Ian,

Thank you very much. Your suggestion fixed the problem.

Regards,
Al

On Mar 24, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Ian Norton wrote:

> Hiya,
>
> If you want to have a proper terminal ( it sounds like you do ) then
> you should enable 'run on external console' in the project's run
> settings.
>
> The application output pad isn't a full terminal so your app won't be
> able to read from stdin.
>
> Regards
>
> Ian
>
> On 24 Mar 2011, at 20:52, "fastone" <ourshopper at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I'm new to this list so I hope this is appropriate.
>>
>> I'm working on a C# online course and using MonoDevelop and Mono on  
>> my
>> mac to do my coursework and I've run into a problem that I'm hoping
>> someone can help me with. I'm trying to debug the following code:
>>
>> public class Lesson3Part2
>> {
>>       public static void Main()
>>       {
>>               System.Console.Out.Write("Enter the first number:");
>>               string num1String = System.Console.ReadLine();
>>               double num1 = System.Convert.ToDouble(num1String);
>>
>>               System.Console.Out.Write("Enter the second number:");
>>               string num2String = System.Console.ReadLine();
>>               double num2 = System.Convert.ToDouble(num2String);
>>
>>               double sum = num1 + num2;
>>
>>               System.Console.Out.WriteLine("The sum is " + sum);
>>       }
>> }
>>
>> When I get to any line with "System.Console.ReadLine()" the code does
>> not stop for input. Instead, it continues to the end of the main
>> routine without pause for input. The code was taken from the lesson
>> verbatim and so I assume it should work.
>>
>> When I run the code in the debugger an "Application output" window
>> comes up with the following output:
>> " Enter the first number:Enter the second number:The sum is 0"
>>
>> Questions: Should I be able to enter input into the "Application
>> Output" window? If not, then how? If so, then can anyone explain what
>> my problem might be?
>>
>> Before anyone suggests it I've already asked my professor and he was
>> no help at all.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
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