Temperature Conversion code problems

I cannot seem to get the program to work correctly. I have tried to figure out whats wrong with the code but i got nothing, i am new to C programming any help will be much appreciated.

thanks a bunch!

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
        float (temp_kelvin);
        float (temp_celcius);
        float (temp_farhenheit);
        printf("Enter a temperature in Celcius:");
        scanf_s("2f",&temp_celcius);
                temp_kelvin = (temp_celcius + 273.15);
            temp_farhenheit = (((1.8)*temp_celcius)+32);
               
        printf("The equivalent Farhenheit temperature is: .2%f\n", temp_farhenheit);
        printf("The equivalent Kelvin temperature is: .2%f\n", temp_kelvin);
}

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Don't use void main() -- see the FAQ. What's scanf_s()? You have extra parentheses which are causing errors:

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float (temp_kelvin);

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->

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float temp_kelvin;

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Some splint:

Quote:

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Owner@pavilion ~
$ splint new.c
Splint 3.1.1 --- 02 May 2003

new.c:3:6: Function main declared to return void, should return int
The function main does not match the expected type. (Use -maintype to inhibit
warning)
new.c: (in function main)
new.c:9:2: Unrecognized identifier: scanf_s /* is this some function on your compiler? Use something standard to get a number. */
Identifier used in code has not been declared. (Use -unrecog to inhibit
warning)
new.c:10:18: Variable temp_celcius used before definition
An rvalue is used that may not be initialized to a value on some execution
path. (Use -usedef to inhibit warning)
new.c:10:3: Assignment of double to float:
temp_kelvin = (temp_celcius + 273.15) /* Compilers tend to promote floating point literals to double type. Use 273.15f to force otherwise. */
To allow all numeric types to match, use +relaxtypes.
new.c:11:6: Assignment of double to float:
temp_farhenheit = (((1.8) * temp_celcius) + 32)

Finished checking --- 5 code warnings

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Fix those. And not that it's a problem, but I don't see a reason to put variable names in parentheses.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>


void main()
{
        float temp_kelvin;
        float temp_celcius;
        float temp_farhenheit;
        printf("Enter a temperature in Celcius: ");
        scanf_s("2f",&temp_celcius);
                temp_kelvin = (temp_celcius + 273.15f);
            temp_farhenheit = ( ( (1.8) * temp_celcius) + 32);
               
        printf("The equivalent Farhenheit temperature is: .2%f\n", temp_farhenheit);
        printf("The equivalent Kelvin temperature is: .2%f\n", temp_kelvin);
}

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thats what i got now and still not work. it gives the same incorrect temperatures no matter what starting celcius temperature i use. this is leading me to believe there is an error in the

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scanf_s("2f",&temp_celcius);

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line possibly?

Yes; scanf_s isn't a function. (If it is, I don't know about it and neither does your compiler.) Try

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scanf("%f", &temp_celcius);

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You also forgot about these:

temp_farhenheit = (((1.8f) * temp_celcius) + 32.0f)
new.c:3:6: Function main declared to return void, should return int

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...C/default.aspx
scanf_s is microsoft's "safe" scanf function. But as so ably demonstrated already, it's still possible to completely screw up when using it.
No doubt the OP gets some "deprecated, use scanf_s" type message when trying to use scanf().
The link tells you how to turn that non-portable nonsense off.

Of course, reading the FAQ on not using scanf() at all, and using fgets() to read the input, then maybe using sscanf() to parse the buffer is a much preferred option.