just like this:
fprintf(stdout,"\n\n\nYou have successfully unhidden the image (%s)\n\n\n", argv[2]);
the "%s" is the placeholder for the following argument "argv[2]"
ike
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Browse All TopicsFor an fprintf statement, I currently show the following:
fprintf(stdout,"\n\n\nYou have successfully unhidden the image!\n\n\n");
Instead of just supplying "image", I'd like to put a previously entered argument inside parenthesis of the string.
char* arg2 = argv[2];
fprintf(stdout, arg2);\
If my arg2 = "outputimage.ppm", I then want my fprintf statement to read on the screen:
"You have successfully unhidden the image (outputimage.ppm)!"
I also would like to have the \n\n\n before AND after the string. How do I properly concatenate this?
EEH
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@NickGeorghiou
>> char string[80];
Um, what if the resultant string is more than 80 chars? This is a good example of why so many buffer overrun exploits exist!
See @ikework's solution for the correct way to do this! I would just added that you should check argv first to make sure index 2 actually exists!
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by: NickGeorghiouPosted on 2007-11-01 at 21:17:06ID: 20198402
Try,
char string[80];
strcpy(string, "\n\n\nYou have successfully unhidden the image (filename: ");
strcat(string, arg2);
strcat(string, ")!\n\n\n");
fprintf(stdout, string);
Cheers,
Nick