Thread: Inputting Data Fields - Rogue Enter?

Hi, I need to enter a few data fields in a row, some of which are strings which will contain spaces. I have the code below which works fine apart from when I press enter for the membership number it skips the name field.
Also, pressing enter for the address lines skips a line in the console printing the next request for input two lines down. This is minor as it's purely a cosmetic problem but does anyone have any ideas?

Code:

    printf("\nMembership Number: ");
    scanf("%d", &temprec.membershipno);
    printf("\nName:");
    fgets(temprec.name, 25, stdin);
    temprec.name[strlen(temprec.name)-1] = 0;
    printf("\nAddress Line One:");
    fgets(temprec.addressone, 25, stdin);
    temprec.addressone[strlen(temprec.addressone)-1] = 0;
    printf("\nAddress Line Two:");
    fgets(temprec.addresstwo, 25, stdin);
    temprec.addresstwo[strlen(temprec.addresstwo)-1] = 0;
    printf("\nAge: ");
    scanf("%d", &temprec.age);

Many thanks in advance!

Dont use scanf function to read a string. Use fgets for to read string, always. Should read FAQ for more information.

Or if u are using scanf for reading a string, use this function to clear the buffer

Code:

void clear_buffer(void)
{
    int ch;

    while((ch=getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF);
}

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And make note. Seach the form about this issue, there might a 1000 of post with the same issue with different solution.

ssharish2005