Thread: Help with, for(;;)

I started to make this program but when I run it, it acts funny with the way it sets itself up.

/***************SOURCE***********CODE**************/
void main()
{

int x;

printf("\n\nMicrosoft(R) Windows 98\n\
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998.\n\n");


for(x=0;x<6;x+=1)
{
printf("C:\\WINDOWS\\>");
getchar();
printf("\nBad command or file name\n\n");
}
}
/************************************************** */

Thanks to the person that can help me out.

Need a bit more elaboration on what your problemis, although it looks like using gets() instead of getch() might be your answer.

Also, I suggest avoiding using
void main ()
main returns an int, it's part of the standard, and even if you say that it doesn't return anything, it's always going to return an int to the operating system.
int main ()
{
...
return 0; // Last line
}

lol... I really po'd my prof with a program like this. Only difference was I added a runtime error to boot. :P

try

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{

char input[80];

printf(windows banner);

for(; - // GRRR stupid smily face anyway. Double semi colons
{

printf("C:\\WINDOWS\\>_");

gets(input);

printf("\nbad command or filename.");

}

return 0; // program will never make it here. stuck in a forever loop.

}

Or something like that. C++ is easier to remember.

Here's basically what happens when you get prompted for input...

first getch() call...
The input buffer is empty...
You type in a couple letters, and press enter.
Upon pressing Enter, the letters you typed in (and the \n) get put into the buffer.
getch() takes one character off the buffer, and your program continues.
getch() is called again
The input buffer still has stuff in it (unless you only pressed ENTER, in which case one \n was put into the buffer)
getch() takes on character off the buffer, and your program continues.


Here's how it'd work with gets()....
first gets() call...
The input buffer is empty...
You type in a couple letters and press enter.
Upon pressing Enter, the letters you typed in (and the \n) get put into the buffer.
gets() takes all the characters off the buffer, up to the \n, and your program continues.
gets() is called again
The input buffer is empty, since gets took all the characters up to the \n, and \n is obviously the last character in the buffer since Enter is the last key you pressed, so it took all the characters.