From: Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: "Problem with a text string"
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 16:55:00 -0400
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JOA wrote:
> 
> Hello, the program:
> #include <stdio.h>
> char name[];
> main()
> {
> printf ("Write your name:");
> scanf ("%s",&name);
> if (nombre=="John") printf ("hello John");
> else printf ("Error");
> }
> 
> Always write "Error" if i write "John", but never write "hello John". What
> can i do?

Learn proper C?

this should work better:
#include <stdio.h>
char name[30];
main()
{
printf ("Write your name:");
scanf ("%s",&name);
if (!strcmp(name,"John")) printf ("hello John");
else printf ("Error");
}