Originally posted by: Argo
strip is an actual program - you start it from the command line. it strips debugging info from the executable file. another option, would be to select release build from the build menu. that would accomplish the same result, with addition of optimizing the executable.
Thanks for clearing that up. I really appreciate all the help

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I figured out what to do about the
getch() function too - I was using it just to stop execution so the console wouldn't close, not for actual input, so I can use this instead:
system("pause")
and I can use this instead of
clrscr():
system("cls")
I realize that these are windows-specific functions, and that I'll have to figure something else out if I want to work on another OS, but they'll work for now. :
Nate