From: "Oliver Batchelor" <batch AT netaccess DOT co DOT nz>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: input read function !!!!??????   and string to float !!!!!!!!!??????
Date: 3 Aug 1998 09:17:14 GMT
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Does any one know of a function  that I could use to input a string ??

eg. 
char hello[50];

readln(hello);         (as it is in pascal)

and the user types in a string on the keyboard. like 1234.  It shows it on
the screen as the user types it and after the  string hello = "1234"

also does anyone have a function to convert a string number to a float
variable ??


thanks,
Oliver Batchelor