deletes

Can anyone help ?. Is there any way or function that allows a user to use the arrow key to go back and delete and replace data before enter is pressed ?. I am writing a program that requires a lot of user input but I can't find a way to let the user correct mistakes as they happen. This may sound a simple problem but I have run out of ideas.

are you planning to use something like gets() for large entries? gets() allows you to use delete in the manner you describe (for me at least).

gets() is bad.... use fgets() instead.

my bad I was raised on gets() and have never used fgets() yet.

Most of the entered data are numbers, so I have been using scanf to store them in integers or floats. The program works fine but I would still try to let the user correct any wrongly pressed keys as they go. I have tried to use gets and fgets but I am still unable to change any data once it is keyed in ( before I press enter). I would really appreciate any help with this .

... but I am still unable to change any data once it is keyed in ( before I press enter).

If you're using fgets() you should be able to use the backspace key to delete text you've entered. Doesn't this work for you? What OS, compiler etc?

I am using Windows Me and Borland Turbo C++ 4.5 compiler but I am unable to move the curser backwards after keying in any data

Windows uses buffered input, what you want should be possible quite easily with fgets. Try this code and see if you still have the same problem, it may just be that you're not doing it right.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main ( void )
{
  char buffer[BUFSIZ];
  if ( fgets ( buffer, sizeof buffer, stdin ) != NULL )
    (void)puts ( buffer );
  return 0;
}

I can type "This is a test" then before pressing return, I can use the arrow keys to move back and change it to "This is a neat test." and once I hit return the most recent changes are printed.

-Prelude