char arrays

how can i get my programme to read the first character eg, if i have a programme that asks the user to input a word, then reads the word and checks if the first chacter is a vovel

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main (void)
{

char a,e,i,o,u, word[50];
char letter;
printf("input a word: ");
scanf("%s", &word);

letter = word[0];
printf("%s\n",letter);



system ("pause");
return 0;
}


can you tell me where the mistake is?

You're using the wrong format specifier to output the character. %s is for strings.

#include <stdio.h>
this header is for C IO routines like printf scanf

Code:

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cin >>

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and these are C++ routines which require <iostream> header

void main() is not standard - see FAQ

instead of C-strings better to use std::string

Be careful when reading string with scanf; it's unsafe by default. SourceForge.net: Scanf woes - cpwiki
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