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This document is a discussion on Stack Overflow about a C program that is having issues storing employee details in a structure. The program compiles but does not allow input of the address field. Suggested solutions include using getchar() to remove newline characters from the input buffer after scanf(), and changing the printf format specifiers from %s to %d and %f to match the data types being passed. These fixes resolve some errors but not the core issue of not being able to input the address.

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C - Program To Store Details of An Employee in A Structure - Stack Overflow

This document is a discussion on Stack Overflow about a C program that is having issues storing employee details in a structure. The program compiles but does not allow input of the address field. Suggested solutions include using getchar() to remove newline characters from the input buffer after scanf(), and changing the printf format specifiers from %s to %d and %f to match the data types being passed. These fixes resolve some errors but not the core issue of not being able to input the address.

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program to store details of an employee in a structure

This is a program to store details of an employee in a structure. Although the program runs it shows many errors, it does not give me a chance to enter address. Why is the program not running properly . Where am I going wrong ? #include <stdio.h> #include <conio.h> struct details { char name[30]; int age; char address[500]; float salary; }; int main() { struct details detail; clrscr(); printf("\nEnter name:\n"); gets(detail.name); printf("\nEnter age:\n"); scanf("%d",&detail.age); printf("\nEnter Address:\n"); gets(detail.address); printf("\nEnter Salary:\n"); scanf("%f",&detail.salary);

printf("\n\n\n"); printf("Name of the Employee : %s \n",detail.name); printf("Age of the Employee : %d \n",detail.age); printf("Address of the Employee : %s \n",detail.address); printf("Salary of the Employee : %f \n",detail.salary); getch(); } This is the output I get:

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asked Oct 3 '11 at 3:53 Failed_Noob 304 1 10 33 93% accept rate

You are printing age and salary as strings, they should be %d and %f instead. Try change that and update your answer. That is a problem, but not the one you are asking about. K-ballo Oct 3 '11 at 3:56 @K-ballo I made the required changes Failed_Noob Oct 3 '11 at 4:04

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Statement scanf("%d",&detail.age); will read 222 but not the newline you've entered. This newline will remain in input buffer and pass it to next input gets(). You can use getchar() method to remove some chars from the input buffer to avoid such problems. char ch; .... printf("\nEnter age:\n"); scanf("%d",&detail.age); while((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF) { } printf("\nEnter Address:\n"); gets(detail.address); Another problem is the incorrect use of format specifier with printf function.
answered Oct 3 '11 at 4:08 AVD 46.5k 7 26 58

That solves it, Thank you. This is the first time I have encountered this problem :) Failed_Noob Oct 3 '11 at 4:15

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Here's one of the problems. Your printf format codes don't match the datatypes you're passing it. printf("Age of the Employee : %s \n",detail.age); printf("Salary of the Employee : %s \n",detail.salary); should be: printf("Age of the Employee : %d \n",detail.age); printf("Salary of the Employee : %f \n",detail.salary); The other problem is probably in your scanf() . The first call leaves a newline in the stream which messes up the later calls. Try this instead: scanf("%d ", &detail.age);
edited Oct 3 '11 at 4:01 answered Oct 3 '11 at 3:56 Mysticial 76.1k 19 113 147

That solves the printf() problem but the program is still not allowing me to input address Failed_Noob Oct 3 '11 at 4:03

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