Windows return error when input is made

Hi

I have this very simple program :

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
main(){
      char name;
      printf("what is your name?");
      scanf("%s",&name);
      printf("Your name is %s",name);
      }

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After I run it, and after I type in some name and press 'Enter', M/Windows return error:
"name.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

The filename is name.exe. What can be the problem? And how should I solve it? Thanks for your kind help.

Read the tutorial on arrays - http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/c/lesson8.html

while you're at it, main returns int - why can't people seem
to get this into their head as opposed to every other variant?

Because of bad books/tutorials and while were at it, bad professors

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
      char name[100];
      printf("what is your name?");
      scanf("%s",&name);
      printf("Your name is %s",name);
}

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by limitmaster

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
      char name[100];
      printf("what is your name?");
      scanf("%s",&name);
      printf("Your name is %s",name);
}

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Then the question must be asked - what happens if someone has a name with 101+ characters in it? ;)

fgets to the rescue! See my sig

Quote:

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Originally Posted by limitmaster

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
      char name[100];
      printf("what is your name?");
      scanf("%s",&name);
      printf("Your name is %s",name);
}

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You can remove the & since an array's name can be passed to a function which expects a pointer.

thanks for correcting my wrong code......("/)