Newbie problem with scanf function...

**Mithal** · 11-13-2005

This may sound rather basic but here goes....

I'm trying to use the scanf function to allow the user to input a 6 digit number. Just as an example lets say its 123456. What I need to be able to do is have the user input the number without any spaces inbetween the digits, but if I do scanf( "%i%i%i%i%i%i", odd1, even1, odd2, even2, odd3, even3) the function assigns the entire number just to odd1. If I place spaces inbetween the %i's it works just fine, but then the user has to input the number with spaces

Anyone got any ideas?

**Dave_Sinkula** · 11-13-2005

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
   int number;
   fputs("Enter a 6-digit number: ", stdout);
   fflush(stdout);
   if ( scanf("%6d", &number) == 1 )
   {
      printf("number = %d\n", number);
   }
   return 0;
}

Or perhaps

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
   char text[7];
   fputs("Enter a 6-digit number: ", stdout);
   fflush(stdout);
   if ( scanf("%6s", text) == 1 )
   {
      printf("text = %s\n", text);
   }
   return 0;
}

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