NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/lang/c/20208

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From: [e-mail] (Richard M. Ashton (x5422))
Subject: Re: Could someone answer my question....thanks
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:55:08 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Sekhar Chitti) writes:
|> Hi Netters,
|>
|>
|> Following is a C program in which I tried to simulate command
|> line arguments (argc, argv). I am not getting the expected
|> output which should be the same as when argc, argv are used.
|>
|>
|>
|> #include <stdio.h>
|>
|> main(arg1,arg2)
|> int arg1;
|> char *arg2[];
|> {
|>     int i;
|>     for(i=0;i<arg1;i++)
|>         puts("%d - %s",i,arg2[i]);
|> }
|>
|>
|> The following is the output when I tested the program for diff no.
|> of arguments. The 'for' loop iterates exactly the number of arguments,
|> but when I tried to print the number of args, as u can see from the
|> output, I am getting it wrong...
|>
|> 6:45pm C-> a.out arg2
|> %d - %s
|> %d - %s
|> 6:45pm C-> a.out arg2 arg3
|> %d - %s
|> %d - %s
|> %d - %s
|> 6:46pm C-> a.out arg2 arg3 arg4
|> %d - %s
|> %d - %s
|> %d - %s
|> %d - %s
|> 6:46pm C-> a.out
|> %d - %s
|>
|>
|> Could somebody suggest me in this regard ? Thanks in advance.
|>
|> Sekhar Chitti

Try reading the manual on the function puts().
You should find that you are using the wrong function in the wrong way !!
Try a printf instead of the puts, but keep the same code after.
If only people would take the time to read the manual.

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