uexecutable program

[shuaib.akram]

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
struct employee
{
chat name[20];
float salary;
}x[2];
int i;
for(i=0;i<2;i++)
{
puts("enter name");
gets(x[i].name);
puts("enter salary");
scanf("&#37;f",&x[i].salary);
}
for(i=0;i<2;i++)
{
printf("%s\n%f",x[i].name,x[i].salary);
}
getch();
}

the program takes name and salary
then it is showing the following error

scanf : floating point formats not linked
Abnormal program termination

plz help
thank you..

[robatino]

Try

  scanf("%f", &x[i].salary);

or just

  scanf("%f", x[i]->salary);

[shuaib.akram]

i tried by &x[i].salary
just a typing mistake in above program
i did not get that

[shuaib.akram]

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
struct employee
{
chat name[20];
float salary;
}x[2];
int i;
for(i=0;i<2;i++)
{
puts("enter name");
gets(x[i].name);
puts("enter salary");
scanf("%f",&x[i].salary);
}
for(i=0;i<2;i++)
{
printf("%s\n%f",x[i].name,x[i].salary);
}
getch();
}

the program takes name and salary
then it is showing the following error


scanf : floating point formats not linked
Abnormal program termination
plz help
thank you..

[robatino]

You should edit your code in your original post instead of starting another thread - and by the way, it's "char", not "chat".

[Salem]

Threads merged.

> scanf : floating point formats not linked
1. This tells me your compiler is very old. Unless your operating system really is DOS (and not a nice window with a c:\> prompt inside say XP), then you should consider a compiler which is more matched to your OS.
2. This is such a common problem that simply pasting the error message into a search engine gives lots of results.
http://clusty.com/search?query=scanf...Mozilla-search

> gets(x[i].name);
Read the FAQ for why gets() is a really bad function to use.

[robatino]

Try

  scanf("%f", &x[i].salary);

or just

  scanf("%f", x[i]->salary);

My second expression is wrong - disregard it. You need the address of x[i].salary - the first one is, the second isn't.