max/min in a list of numbers

I am having trouble finding the min and max in a list. I set up a run function so that it does not repalce the number with the next number in the list. Here is what I have and it will compile but the min and max use the number -999.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
int factorial (int number);
int main ()
{
        int count = 0, run = 1;
        double number, sum, average, min, max;
        sum = 0;
        printf ("Please enter the numbers. Enter -999 when done.\n");
        while (number != -999)
        {
        scanf ("%lf", &number);
        if (number != -999)
        {
          sum += number;
          count++;
          }
        }
        if (count != 0)
        {
        average = sum/count;
        if (run == 1) {
max=number;
min=number;

run=0;
}
if (number<min)
min=number;
if (number>max)
max=number;
count += 1;

        printf ("The sum of the given list of number is %f.\n", sum);
        printf ("The average of the given list of numbers is %f.\n", average);
        printf ("The maximum number in the list is %f.\n", max);

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by shockalaca

Here is what I have and it will compile

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Not here; why not copy and paste the code you are discussing? Also, try searching this forum.

Of course it does. You are exiting the while far too early.It's the way you put the { }

Code:

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        while (number != -999)
        {
        scanf ("%lf", &number);
        if (number != -999)
            {
              sum += number;
              count++;
            }
        } //here you exit the while ; when you do so number is  -999
          //but sum and count are calculated correctly

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also may i sugest using do ...while sintax wich is appropiate here and dumping run and sum:
Use count to initialize min and max and use average to acumulate the numbers then:
average = average/count;