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