Hi I am trying to learn programming on my own can anyone tell me why this doesnt work correctly?

#include <stdio.h>


int main()
{
int vName,
vAge,
vHometown;

{
printf( "Please enter your name: " );
scanf( "%s", &vName );
fpurge( stdin );

printf( "Enter your age: " );
scanf( "%d", &vAge );
fpurge(stdin );

printf( "Enter your Hometown: " );
scanf( "%s", &vHometown );
fpurge( stdin );

printf( " Hello %s from %s at the age of %d. ",
vName, vHometown, vAge );
}

return 0;
}

It compiled and ran fine for me...
But just to check, since you're making a carbon application, you must also include <Carbon/Carbon.h>

So this:

#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
#include <stdio.h>


int main()
{
int vName,
vAge,
vHometown;

{
printf( "Please enter your name: " );
scanf( "%s", &vName );
fpurge( stdin );

printf( "Enter your age: " );
scanf( "%d", &vAge );
fpurge(stdin );

printf( "Enter your Hometown: " );
scanf( "%s", &vHometown );
fpurge( stdin );

printf( " Hello %s from %s at the age of %d. ",
vName, vHometown, vAge );
}

return 0;
}


Compiled and ran this:
You just need to include the carbon precompiler directive.

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Ok i tried that and it does the same thing. it runs and after i input all the info (name, age hometown), it doesnt display the last message ( hello name of hometown at the age of age. Any hints?

Found your problem, but I'm not sure how to fix it. (I'm new at this as well, I'm learning C from a Microsoft book, from 1988...)

printf( " Hello %s from %s at the age of %d. ",
vName, vHometown, vAge );

Your problem lies somewhere with the %s specifications, I'm not sure, but I don't think that it is retrieving the previously stored data.

Also, *a guess* don't you have to have data stored before you can clear the buffer with fpurge()? That might be your problem there, that you don't have the scanf() data stored somewhere, so when you go to retrieve it, you get a debugger instead of the print() statement.

Don't rely on my guess though, I just started learning like a week ago, and I don't really understand it yet.

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