Why isn't the input working? Look to see code

[noobsauce]

Here is the code:
var name : string (100)
var timetoexit : char
loop
locate (8, 12)
get name : *
cls
get timetoexit
exit when timetoexit = 'n'
end loop
for some reason turing only get the name 1ce, it skips the input for name after the first time? Anyone know what is wrong and how i can fix it? thanks

[The_Bean]

I believe that it's the ": *" after get name that is causing the problem.

[noobsauce]

So do I have to input name as different strings, or is there an alternative way?

[andrew.]

You declared the variable as 100 characters in the string, I think you should take out the 100 in the declaration, or you should change the * to 100.

[The_Bean]

To fix this turn timetoexit into a string of length 1
and use getch(timetoexit)

Turing:

var timetoexit : string(1) getch (timetoexit)

[noobsauce]

andrew. @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:10 pm wrote:

You declared the variable as 100 characters in the string, I think you should take out the 100 in the declaration, or you should change the * to 100.

Doesn't seem to be workjing I've tried both method but the program still ignoring the the fact that I put get name

[noobsauce]

The_Bean @ Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:13 pm wrote:

To fix this turn timetoexit into a string of length 1
and use getch(timetoexit)

Turing:

var timetoexit : string(1) getch (timetoexit)

Doesn't work perfectly as it skips the input for name right after but is fine for the time after, so wasted a loop everytime i type name-.-

[The_Bean]

You might not have put them in the right spot. Those two lines were just what you should replace the others with, they shouldn't appear like that in the code.

[noobsauce]

Thanks, works perfect:D