the first if statement is not working

[fierce dune]

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[burnt sedge]

you can't compare strings with == and !=

if you #include<string.h>, you can use a function called strcmp which takes two character pointers and returns
-1 if the first is lexicographical less than the second
0 if they are the same
1 if the first is lexicographical greater than the second

[viscid flume]

so what should i write exactly@burnt sedge

[burnt sedge]

//...
#include <string.h>
//...
if (strcmp(p_name, "NO") == 0)
//...

you may need to compare with "NO\n", I forget if scanning %s include the newline or not

[viscid flume]

@burnt sedge it did the oppsite.i was when i enter NO the program stop

[burnt sedge]

oh oops, != 0 instead of == 0

[viscid flume]

THANKS

[fierce dune]

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[viscid flume]

how do i keep prompting the user until the correct entry is made?

[burnt sedge]

something like this

int age;
do {
  prompt_user;
  user_input();
} while (valid_age);

[viscid flume]

so i should take out the if statement?

[burnt sedge]

your call, all I'm saying is that using a while loop to re-ask for input until a valid input is given is the most common way to do that

[viscid flume]

where should i put the do while in my program?

[viscid flume]

@burnt sedge

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