Some way to treat people that try to help you. I'm not sure why you think I'm such a big a-hole here. Had you taken a look at the time stamps on the response, you would have noticed my response was a mere minute or two after std10093's. It's not an issue of "can't read" or "messing around". I began it before they replied, but finished it after. I didn't know "it worked buddy" until after I posted my reply.Originally Posted by Marcos Curvello
You gave a poor description of the problem (printf not working as it should). You're new, I somewhat expect that, but I wanted to point out that it was poor, and provide some questions to clarify, and hopefully give you a hint as to how to ask better questions next time. The better your descriptions, the better help you get. A better first post, and std10093 would have had all of your problems fixed in one reply instead of having to ask you for more info.
I gave what turned out to be the solution in my first paragraph, but also asked for more clarification in my second paragraph. It's very common for newbies here to give really bad and/or incomplete problem descriptions, and to encounter more than one problem, even with a program as short as yours. Often times they don't even post the exact same program they're having trouble with (they retype it instead of copy-pasting, introducing or removing problems they had on their own computer). I wanted to make sure we had all the information and could solve all your problems, hence my questions about the output.
I know you're new to programming, so you're probably new to programming forums too. Had you read the forum guidelines thoroughly, including the links in the "Tips for Efficient and successful posting" section, you would have come across this: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way. I strongly recommend you read it if you plan on doing much more posting, it will help immensely. Also, get used to people being blunt or direct. It's not that we're mean, it's just that most of us don't screw around with pandering language to make the newbie feel all warm and fuzzy. We volunteer our time, while having jobs, families, etc, to help complete strangers. That's not exactly the prime demographic for a-holes. We're simply more interested in efficient, effective communication. We like helping people, and would rather spend it actually solving people's problems than prodding people for information the should have provided up front. We ask questions because we want/need to know the answer to them, or because when you answer them, it may help you find the answer to the larger problem. We tell you your post is confusing or you're misusing terms because it is or you are. Using language incorrectly makes communication difficult and we would prefer it otherwise.
