-> JK> Only problem is, I don't see how this is going to help you
-> JK> in case of a string that you simply don't know in advance
-> JK> what size it will be.  It's a Catch-22; either you must get
-> Yes, you do. fgets, and you can decree how long it will be.

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

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