From: ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se (Martin Str|mberg)
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Subject: Re: scanf problem
Date: 16 Jan 1999 10:20:52 GMT
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Erik Johansson (perikan AT 2 DOT sbbs DOT se) wrote:
:  I have a problem with scanf.
: char text[50];
: ''scanf("%s",&text)''
: 
: Now, when I enter a string e.g  "John Doe" only the first word "John" is
: inserted into 'text'.

That's how scanf works when given "%s".

: I want both words to be inserted into the same string.

Read the scanf man page ("info libc alph scanf"). There are ways to do
what you want ("%49c"?).


Right,

							MartinS