hi Ken, you are god! it worked like a charm! thanks. now please tell me how to use getchar? take care, regards. ashish On 4/14/11, ashish rohtagi <ashishrohtagi1969@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > sorry, I corrected the mistake about printf and scanf. thanks for the > advice. take care, regards. ashish > > On 4/14/11, Littlefield, Tyler <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I'm sorry, getch should be getchar. Also: it's fairly bad coding style >> to put a printf on the same line as a scanf. Unless you have good >> reason, try to keep your code separated. It makes it easier to read and >> people don't miss things quite as easily. >> On 4/13/2011 6:50 PM, ashish rohtagi wrote: >>> like this?? #include<stdio.h> >>> >>> int main() >>> { >>> char me[20]; >>> >>> >>> >>> printf("What is your name?"); scanf("%s",&me); >>> printf("Darn glad to meet you, %s!\n",me); >>> >>> scanf("s%",&me); >>> >>> return(0); >>> } but result is still the same. can I use getch fungtion? if yes >>> please tell me how to use it . take care, regards. >>> >>> >>> On 4/14/11, Jared Wright<wright.jaredm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> It goes right between the last printf statement and the return >>>> statement. It's job is to hold the program open at the end, so it >>>> should >>>> be the last statement before return, which ends the program. >>>> On 4/13/2011 12:09 PM, ashish rohtagi wrote: >>>>> hi Tyler, thanks for your suggestion, but I am unable to understand >>>>> where to put second scanf. will you just once show me? take care, >>>>> regards. ashish >>>>> >>>>> On 4/13/11, Littlefield, Tyler<tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> Like ken said, use scanf to catch it before the window closes, or run >>>>>> it >>>>>> in a command line. Here's what's happening: >>>>>> You open the process, and the first scanf call blocks; that is to >>>>>> say, >>>>>> it will not process anything, it is simply waiting for the user to >>>>>> input >>>>>> something. But after it's done printing, there is no reason why it >>>>>> should stay open because you don't tell it to. So run from the >>>>>> command >>>>>> prompt, use getch() to let you hit enter before it closes or use >>>>>> another >>>>>> scanf. >>>>>> On 4/13/2011 9:32 AM, ashish rohtagi wrote: >>>>>>> friends, thanks for all the encouragement. here is my problem, I >>>>>>> want >>>>>>> to use scanf fungtion. in input and output but as soon as I give my >>>>>>> input and press enter the window disappears. it does not give output >>>>>>> based on my input. here is the code. #include<stdio.h> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> int main() >>>>>>> { >>>>>>> char me[20]; >>>>>>> >>>>>>> printf("What is your name?"); scanf("%s",&me); >>>>>>> printf("Glad to meet you, %s!\n",me); return(0); >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 4/13/11, Littlefield, Tyler<tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>> O. oops. In my defense, I haven't found coffee. :) >>>>>>>> On 4/13/2011 7:46 AM, Jared Wright wrote: >>>>>>>>> It's there, just on the same line as the printf statement. >>>>>>>>> On 4/13/2011 9:35 AM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: >>>>>>>>>> good job on using int main, just don't forget a return 0; when >>>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>>>> done. between the printf and the closing brace. >>>>>>>>>> On 4/13/2011 6:36 AM, ashish rohtagi wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> here is my code it compiles correctly but text just shows on the >>>>>>>>>>> screen for 1 second, I want it to stay. #include<stdio.h> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> int main() >>>>>>>>>>> { >>>>>>>>>>> printf("I will learn programming!\n"); return(0); >>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 4/13/11, DaShiell, Jude T. CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26 >>>>>>>>>>> <jude.dashiell@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> You didn't put your printf statement in your message, but let >>>>>>>>>>>> me >>>>>>>>>>>> make a >>>>>>>>>>>> guess. You didn't put a (\n) in before the closing quote mark >>>>>>>>>>>> so >>>>>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>>>>> just put text on the screen without a line ending. That could >>>>>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>>>>> one >>>>>>>>>>>> contributing factor. Another might be you didn't put an >>>>>>>>>>>> #include >>>>>>>>>>>> <stdio.h> statement in at the top of your program and maybe >>>>>>>>>>>> used >>>>>>>>>>>> #include<conio.h>. If that's the case, don't use printf with >>>>>>>>>>>> conio.h >>>>>>>>>>>> unless you also include stdio.h. For conio.h, cprintf is the >>>>>>>>>>>> function >>>>>>>>>>>> you want. Hope this helps. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >>>>>>>>>>>> ashish >>>>>>>>>>>> rohtagi >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:04 >>>>>>>>>>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: punitdiwan@xxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: again a newbee question >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> friends, sorry here I am with another foolish question, sorry >>>>>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>>>>> here >>>>>>>>>>>> is no one to teach and I am learning myself. when I print any >>>>>>>>>>>> text >>>>>>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>>>>>> screen using printf it quickly disappears. what should I do >>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>>> should stay? take care, regards. ashish >>>>>>>>>>>> __________ >>>>>>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>>>>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> __________ >>>>>>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>>>>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> __________ >>>>>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>>>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> __________ >>>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Ty >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> __________ >>>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> __________ >>>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Ty >>>>>> >>>>>> __________ >>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> __________ >>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>>> >>>> __________ >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>> >>>> >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, >> Ty >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind