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Re: Using fflush(stding)



Maybe with
	scanf("%10s %*s", buf1);
?


> 
> 
> 
> >Why do you use fflush for input stream ???
> I thought that fflush can flush input streams too?  (I do it when
> programming in DOS/WINDOWS.)
> Now I understand that the input data is still in the terminal's buffer and
> has not been passed to stdin.  My question is, does anyone know how to flush
> data from the terminal's buffer?
> 
> >    {
> >        puts("Enter String:");
> >        scanf("%10s",buf1);
> >        if(!fflush(stdin))
> >            perror("PROBLEM WITH FFLUSH");
> >
> >        puts("Enter another String:");
> >        scanf("%!0s",buf2);
> >        if(!fflush(stdin))
> >            perror("PROBLEM WITH FFLUSH");
> >
> >        printf("***%s***    ***%s***\n",buf1,buf2);
> >}
> >
> >The problem is that with input that exceeds 10 chars, buf2 gets the
> reminder
> >of the input.
> >The error printed by perror is "seek error".
> >
> >Now, I understand that probably the terminal did not pass all of the chars
> >to stdin thus fflush canno't flush them?
> >
> >Can someone comment?
> >
> >        Yoni Nazarathy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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