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echo: os2prog
to: Joe Kelch
from: Stephen Lindholm
date: 1995-04-17 18:50:48
subject: BORLAND STRINGS 2/2

Joe Kelch le escribe a Stephen Lindholm:

JK> You don't understand.  fgets() still requires the programmer
JK> to give a size to the string BEFORE the user inputs the
JK> information.  That's what I'm trying to avoid.  I want the
JK> users input to determine the string size.  Apparently C
JK> doesn't allow you to do that...

No, no it does not. What are you trying to do? An oft-used metaphor with
teacups and hammers may apply, methinks. I can think of no place where a
limit shouldn't apply and single-line input (without editing keys!) from
the console is to be used.

loSmaH cha'

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