JM> usage:
JM> #define STRING_SIZE 100

JM> char s[STRING_SIZE];
JM> strncpy(s, Get_Input(blah blah), STRING_SIZE);
JM> s[STRING_SIZE]=0;

JM> This will make sure that the user cannot input a string larger than what 
JM> you declared STRING_SIZE to be.  It will also make the code a little 
JM> simpler to understand with less pointers in there to confuse you in six 
JM> months time when you come back to fix the bugs!

I think it's better, where possible, to do a:

strncpy(s, dfdfdfdfdfdfd, sizeof s);

so that if you need to make s of size APPLE_SIZE instead of STRING_SIZE,
you don't need to change your code.  BFN.  Paul.
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