Wont go past while statement

Here's the code:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
        int                account;               
        float        balance;               
        float        current;               
        float        items;                       
        float        credit_total;
        float        limit;                       



                printf("Enter account number (-1 to end): ");  /*        Ask for account number */
                scanf("%d" , &account);
       
        while (account != -1);{

                printf("Enter beginning balance: ");
                scanf( "%.2f" , &balance);

                printf("Enter total charges: ");
                scanf("%.2f", &items);

                printf("Enter credit limit: ");
                scanf(".2f" , &limit);

                printf("Enter total credits: ");
                scanf(".2f" , &credit_total);


                printf("Account: " , account);
               
                current = balance + items - credit_total;

                printf("Credit Limit: " , current);

                printf("Enter account number (-1 to end): ");
                scanf("%d" , &account);

        if(current > limit){
                printf("Credit Limit Exceeded\n");
                }
        }
        return 0;
}

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It wont go past the while staement so all I get is:
Enter account number:

Maybe someone can shed some light on why.
thank you so much,
Extro

Code:

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while (account != -1);{

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you dont need that semi-colon there.
get rid of that and it should go past the while statement.
good luck buddy ;)

whoa, one litle wayward semicolon, thanks.
Now it will let me input account balance but wont wait for input
after anything else.
Enter credit limit, enter beginning balance and so on all run into each other.
Any feedback is appreciated,
Extro

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385

I'm sorry but this didnt help I'm still confused why my input statements are running into one another. Any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks,
Extro

I know it's a lot of words to read, but it does in fact help. If you actually read it. I'll quote the relevant portion, since you apparently don't like to read much.

Quote:

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There are two problems with using scanf() to get a number:

First, validation/error handling is poor. If the user enters 1234ZZ as their number, scanf() will read 1234 into the int variable, and leave the ZZ in the input buffer. Although the user has entered what appears to be an invalid number, the program hasn't actually noticed, and will continue processing as if all is well.

The second problem is that of leaving characters in the buffer, in particular the newline character tends to catch people out. To show what I mean, here is some sample code that uses scanf() to get a number, followed by fgets() to get a string. As you may of heard already, fgets() is designed for reading strings, but cannot read numbers directly like scanf() can.

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If you'd care to read the fix, go read the section titled Option 2.


Quzah.