Thread: problems w/ a c program that needs to format product information entered by the user

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    problems w/ a c program that needs to format product information entered by the user

    I'm having trouble writing this program:

    5. Write a program that formats product information entered by the user. A session with the program should look like this:

    Enter item number: 583
    Enter unit price: 13.5
    Enter purchase date (mm/dd/yy): 10/24/95

    Item Unit Purchase
    Price Date
    583 $13.50 10/24/95

    The item number and date should be left justified; the unit price should be right justified. Allow dollar amounts up to $9999.99. HINT: Use tabs to line up columns.

    This is what I've written:
    #include <stdio.h>

    int main()
    {
    int item, mm, dd, yy;
    float unit;

    printf("Enter an item number: ");
    scanf("%d", &item);
    printf("Enter a purchase date (mm/dd/yy): ");
    scanf("%d/%d/%d", &mm, &dd, &yy);
    printf("Enter a unit price: ");
    scanf("%.2f", &unit);
    printf("Item Unit Purchase\n");
    printf(" Price Date\n");
    printf("%-d $%.2f %-17d/%17d/%17d\n", item, unit, mm/dd/yy);

    return 0;
    }

    (i'm also having trouble when i write out 'Enter purchase date: ' last... so that's why it's in the middle)

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    printf("Enter an item number: ");
    scanf("%d", &item);
    printf("Enter a purchase date (mm/dd/yy): ");
    scanf("%d/%d/%d", &mm, &dd, &yy);

    printf("Enter a unit price: ");
    scanf("%.2f", &unit);
    printf("Item Unit Purchase\n");
    printf(" Price Date\n");
    printf("%-d $%.2f %-17d/%17d/%17d\n", item, unit, mm/dd/yy);

    return 0;
    }

    (i'm also having trouble when i write out 'Enter purchase date: ' last... so that's why it's in the middle)
    What's the problem? It either works or it doesn't. If it works in one spot, it'll work in another.

    Put tabs in this line, between words:

    printf("Item Unit Purchase\n");


    Quzah.
    Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.

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    thanx Quzah~!! now everything works EXCEPT for the unit price...

    #include <stdio.h>

    int main()
    {
    int item, mm, dd, yy;
    float unit;

    printf("Enter an item number: ");
    scanf("%d", &item);

    printf("Enter a purchase date (mm/dd/yy): ");
    scanf("%d/%d/%d", &mm, &dd, &yy);

    printf("Enter a unit price: ");
    scanf("%.2f", &unit);

    printf("Item Unit Purchase\n");
    printf(" Price Date\n");
    printf("%-d $%.2f %-02d/%02d/%02d\n", item, unit, mm, dd, yy);

    return 0;
    }

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    >scanf("%.2f", &unit);
    Change this to

    scanf("%f", &unit);

    -Prelude
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    problems w/ a c program that needs to format product information entered by the user

    thanx Prelude~!! that did the trick

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    thanx Prelude~!! that did the trick

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    >thanx Prelude~!!
    You're quite welcome.

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