Linked List problems !

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Hi,
These two functions just try to accept some input then store it on a linked list...no errors..but when it runs..the whole thing just crashed! why???


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------void enter(void)
{
struct address *info;
for(;
{
info=(struct address *)malloc(sizeof (list_entry));
if(!info)
{
printf("\nout of memory");
return;
}
printf("Enter a string:",info ->name,30);
if(!info->name [0])break;
dls_store (info, &start, &last);
}
}


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void dls_store(struct address *i, struct address **start, struct
address **last)

{
struct address *old, *p;
if (*last==NULL)
{
i->next=NULL;
i->prior=NULL;
*last=i;
*start=i;
return;
}

p=*start; //start at the top of list

old=NULL;
while (p)
{
if (strcmp(p->name,i->name)<0)
{
old=p;
p=p->next;
}
else
{
if(p->prior)
{
p->prior->next=i;
i->next=p;
i->prior=p->prior;
p->prior=i;
return;
}
i->next=p; //new first element
i->prior=NULL;
p->prior=i;
*start=i;
return;
}
}
old->next=i;
i->next=NULL;
i->prior=old;
*last=i;
}

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p.s that for (loop in the first function

for (;..then a smiling face suppose to be another ; = for (;; )

[quzah]

Hi,
These two functions just try to accept some input then store it on a linked list...no errors..but when it runs..the whole thing just crashed! why???

Gee, that's really helpful. Post only PART of your code, and expect use to fix it, with us having no idea WHERE in the program it crashes. "the whole thing just crashes" tells me nothing of where it's crashing at. Do you get any text on the screen yet? Do you get to enter text? Is it displaying the list? What exactly?

printf("Enter a string:",info ->name,30);

What exactly is this line supposed to do?


Quzah.

[Unregistered]

hehehe..thanks quzah..u just might have found the problem...

that line..suppose to be

inputs("enter a string:",info->name,30);

Okay..m sorry I didnt make it clear, yes the program does run, the menu is up, but when i choose the "enter a string" option which call up that function, it crashes...! ok??