X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f From: "Neil Butterworth" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.lang.c++,alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ References: <91509768 DOT 0112031721 DOT 1481a4ee AT posting DOT google DOT com> <3c0c2755_3 AT mk-nntp-1 DOT news DOT uk DOT worldonline DOT com> <91509768 DOT 0112040951 DOT 3efa7849 AT posting DOT google DOT com> Subject: Re: More than one letter input Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 17:56:11 -0000 Lines: 38 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-225-25-5.friaco.access.uk.tiscali.com Message-ID: <3c0d0e19_1@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> X-Trace: 4 Dec 2001 17:55:37 GMT, ppp-225-25-5.friaco.access.uk.tiscali.com To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com "Person" wrote in message news:91509768 DOT 0112040951 DOT 3efa7849 AT posting DOT google DOT com... > Ok, thanks a lot! > I was using "The Complete C Reference", and another one that I don't > know what it is called. They probably say this, but I was to lazy to > look for it :) > thanks again. > > "Neil Butterworth" wrote in message news:<3c0c2755_3 AT mk-nntp-1 DOT news DOT uk DOT worldonline DOT com>... > > "Person" wrote in message > > news:91509768 DOT 0112031721 DOT 1481a4ee AT posting DOT google DOT com... > > > How can I get input for more than one letter (a whole word)?? > > > I want to make a simple program that asks you for your name, and then > > > shows it on the screen. > > > > > > This is what I have so far: > > > [snip] > > > > All this should be covered in any beginners book on C++ - which one are you > > using? Please don't top post. > I was using "The Complete C Reference" That doesn't sound like a good resource for learning C++ (or even C). Get hold of "Accelerated C++" by Koenig and Moo - you won't regret it. NeilB