From: sparhawk AT eunet DOT at (Gerhard Gruber)
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Subject: Re: Programming Prob.
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 16:53:14 GMT
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Destination: Brad <krusty AT iaccess DOT com DOT au>
From: Gruber Gerhard
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 23:38:23 +1000:

>In the following program, I have to print the largest integer using the
>if statement. It works as it is using " else " but I was wondering why I
>can't get it to work without the" else ".As I understand it, if I leave
>out the else the program should skip " answer = int1 ".It doesn't , that
>is why I had to add " else ".If you can help please email at
>
>krusty AT iaccess DOT com DOT au
>
>Thanks in advance
>Brad.
>
>#include <stdio.h>
>
>void main(void)
>
>{
>int int1,int2,answer;
>
>printf("Please enter 2 integers.\n");
>
>scanf("%i %i",&int1 ,&int2);
>
>     if (int1 > int2)
>  answer = int1;
>     else
>
>     answer = int2;
>
>     printf(" The larger integer is %i \n"),answer;
>
>
>}

I don't really understand your problem. Do you mean that, if you omit the else
you wont get a output?

     printf(" The larger integer is %i \n"),answer;

BTW: This should read

     printf(" The larger integer is %i \n",answer);

Maybe this is your problem?

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