I'm going through the C examples in the book (I don't have it in front of me so I can't give exact page numbers), but there are a few examples where "scanf" is used to get text input.

When I compile and run these examples, the printf text doesn't get printed in the Log window until the final scanf is finished; this means that if I have three printf prompts and three scanf statements, I don't see any of the printf fonts until I've entered info for the three scanf statements...then, suddenly, all the printf's appear in the Log window. Which makes scanf totally useless in this situation...you can't see what you're responding to until all of the scanf's are finished with.

I'm using Panther, so I don't have Xcode 2.1. Could this be a difference in the way the Log window works in 2.1, or a difference in the compiler between Panther and Tiger? This is relatively minor, as I doubt I'll ever use scanf anyway...but it does seem weird.

Any info is much appreciated!

Muffy
www.dangermuff.com

Hello Muffy,
I'm not sure why this is not working for you. I just tried the 'pointy' example on Tiger with Xcode 2.1, and it worked fine.
I can only think it must have something to do with your using Panther, though the examples were tested on Panther too.
You could try turning off ZeroLink, if it is on. Sometimes ZeroLink can cause some strange behavior.
Sorry I can't be more help.
Regards,
Drew

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Drew McCormack
www.maniacalextent.com

Thanks Drew! I'll try turning off Zerolink. It's definitely the "Pointy" example that isn't working for me, though scanf in general does this whenever I try to use it.

Muffy
[PS: I have no idea how the word "fonts" ended up in my original message, I must have been daydreaming or something]