Thread: Beginner - Needing some help with script

Hello.

I am currently writing a script as a test to see how hard it would be to make a mini-program on command prompt.

I am new to C programming and I have been using 'C for Dummies'.

I have written this code. Please tell me where I have gone wrong and where I can improve; I hope the annotations help you.

Thanks.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>


void delay(void); /* prototyping the delay function */


double xp; /* this is the global variable which holds the user's experience acquired */


int main()
{   
    int x; /* this refers to the 'x' employed at the end of this code */
    char target[10]; /* refers to the selection of the monster and the response */ 
    int i;


    printf("time to kill a monster\n");
    printf("select your target:\n");
    printf("GOBLIN, RED ONION, GIANT RAT\n");
    scanf("%s",target);
    printf("you are now attacking a %s\n",target);
    
    if(target=="GOBLIN")
    {
    printf("goblin is killed!\n");
    printf("plus 20xp!\n");
    xp=xp+20;
}


  if(target=="RED ONION")
    {
    printf("red onion is killed!\n");
    printf("plus 40xp!\n");
    xp=xp+40;
}


  if(target=="GIANT RAT")
    {
    printf("giant rat is killed!\n");
    printf("plus 80xp!\n");
    xp=xp+80;
}


void delay() /* the delay function which tells he user the fight is currently underway */
{
for(i=3;i=0;i--)
    printf("you swing your sword!\n");
}


              printf("looks like you've killed a %s!\n",target);
              printf("you currently have %d experience!\n",xp);
              printf("would you like to fight another animal?\n",response);
              getchar(response);
              if(response=='Y' || response =='y')
              /* need to find a command that tells the compiler to re-run the program, of course remembering the xp acquired */
              if(response=='n' || response =='N')
              /* need to tell the compiler to end the script if 'n'/'N' is answered */
              else 
              printf("Pardon? Please give a valid response in a Yes/No format, please.\n");
              
              return(0);
}