newbie needs help with creating html table

What I'm trying to do is write a program that creates the HTML tags for an N by M table. Basically I prompt the user for the number of rows N and the number of columns M. Then the program prompts the user for the N times M items that will go into the table, basically a string, or number.

Then the program writes out the HTML for a table that contains the items. I figured what I'll do I'll have any array for the max number of
rows and columns. Then after the user enters the number of rows and columns, a while loop would prompt the user to enter something for that row + column, until they're all filled.

That was my original intention, but all I keep getting is just a whole bunch of words the repeats itself like an never ending loop. And I'm
at a complete loss trying to figure this out.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

/**
 
*/

int
main( void )
{
     
      int rows;
      int columns;
      char string;
      int MaxRows[10];
      int MaxColumns[10];
     
      printf( "Enter the number of rows:  " );
      scanf( "%d" , &rows );
 
      printf( "Enter the number of columns:  " );
      scanf( "%d" , &columns );

      while( rows < MaxRows && columns < MaxColumns)
            printf( "Enter the text that will go into this row  " );
         


      printf( "your table: %d" , rows , columns );
     
   
}

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If anybody can get me on the right track, or at tell me where I'm royaly screwing up, it would sure be appreciated.

If you have, for example, a 5 rows by 10 columns table, you will need to ask the user to input 50 lines of text. Something more like:

Code:

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int row, rows, column, columns;
/* get a value for rows and columns from the user */
for (row = 0; row < rows; row++)
{
    for(column = 0; column < columns; columns++)
    {
        printf("Enter text for row %d, column %d: ", row, column);
        fflush(stdout);
        /* get the text for the specific cell */
    }
}

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Then you can make a table in html with a similar loop.

You seem to be getting the value of MAXRows and MAXColums mixed up. MAXRows and colums as it stands in your code is simply a pointer to an integer and at compile time, its still unitialized. when you do

Code:

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while( rows < MaxRows && columns < MaxColumns)
            printf( "Enter the text that will go into this row  " )

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your comparing a pointer to an integer and your compiler should tell you that.

as for your question, the idea is that you want a loop to circulate up till the max row and clm the user enters and fill it with some info for each clm. so basically you'll be using a nested loop as in the following:i use gets() here only for a quick and dirty solution. use fgets when you actually implement your code

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#define ROW 10
#define CLM 10
int main(){
    char string[ROW];
   
    int i,j;
   
    for (i=0;i<ROW;i++)
   
      for(j=0;j<CLM;j++){
      printf("Enter data for row %d clm %d", i,j);
        gets(string);
        }
       
       
      getchar();
      return 0;
      }

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Thanks for your help guys, I have one more problem, I'm can't get it to print the entire input, only the vary last cell get printed. Here the updated code, thanks caroundw5h.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#define ROW 2
#define CLM 2
int main(){
   
   
 
    char string[ROW];
   
    int i,j;
   
     
   
    for (i=0;i<ROW;i++)
   
      for(j=0;j<CLM;j++){
      printf("Enter data for row %d clm %d    ", i,j);
        gets(string);
       
        }
       
        printf(" < table border = 1 > \n\n" );
        puts(string);
        printf(" </table> \n\n" );
}

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the code i gave you was intended to show you how to capture input for each row and clm, not for you to actually implement. for example you shouldn't have constants for your rows and clms

Code:

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#define ROW 2
#define CLM 2

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you need to have the user specify these and then work with that.

Quote:

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only the vary last cell gets printed

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Code:

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for (i=0;i<ROW;i++)
   
      for(j=0;j<CLM;j++){
      printf("Enter data for row %d clm %d    ", i,j);
        gets(string);

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gets updates the string array with the latest input. That is why you only print the last cell. Try tracing the program state and you'll see this.
To have it print what you want, where you want is a logic problem and one that should be pretty easy to figure out...

one way is this: think about it, you have a loop and gets() replaces the array buffer with the latest input, when do you want to print the value that is captured then?

I won't give you the answer this is an exercise for you. And please don't use gets() when you actually code the program, i'll be ousted off the forum for giving you bad advice. :o