From:	Sergey Kirpa <kirpa AT zfs DOT lg DOT ua>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Why doesn't this work?
Date:	Wed, 13 May 1998 08:51:28 +0300
Organization:	Lucky Net Ltd.
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Arthur wrote:

> Found a simple password program in QBASIC and as an exercise tried to
> convert it to C. So simple, you may say. It is, but for the life of me I
> could not get printf (of all things) to work.
>
> Source attached.
>

> char password(void)
> {
>       char letter[5],count;

(1) --------------^

>
>        printf("\n\n Please enter your password:  ");
>
>       for (count=0;count<5;count++)

(2) -----------------------^

>        {
>                while (kbhit()!=0);
>
>                letter[count]=getch();
>                printf("*");
>
>        }
>
>        letter[5]='\0';

(3) ------------^

>
>        return (!strcmp(letter,"hello"));

(4) ------------------------------^

>}


------------------------
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5  |
------------------------
h | e | l | l | o | \0 |
------------------------

 = 6 bytes !!! ;(

You may use "char letter [6];" in (1) case.



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