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main.c:7:1: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘for’
 for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 ^~~
main.c:7:15: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘<’ token
 for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
               ^
main.c:7:24: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘++’ token
 for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
                        ^~
main.c: In function ‘echo’:
main.c:29:28: error: ‘STDIN’ undeclared (first use in this function)
     while(fgets(input, 80, STDIN)){  //read from STDIN (aka command-line)
                            ^~~~~
main.c:29:28: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
main.c: At top level:
main.c:38:7: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘if’
       if (*char == -x) {
       ^~
main.c:42:7: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘else’
       else
       ^~~~
main.c:47:14: error: unterminated comment
              /* remove carriage returns from one line /*
              ^

       /* setting flag to remove crlf */
int main()
{
for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {

            /* Check for a switch (leading "-"). */

        if (argv[i][0] == '-') {

            /* Use the next character to decide what to do. */

            switch (argv[i][1]) {

                case 'x':
                        printf("flag a was called\n");
                        break;

            }
        }
    }

int echo(){
    char input[80];

int echo()
{
    // code for the echo function
}

int main()
{
    // code for main, including any calls to echo
}

jackngill wrote:

I have been trying to find the book

jackngill wrote:

The narrator in the video mentions code::blocks

jackngill wrote:

If I could use them (goto) until I acquire the necessary alternative skillset

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If you do it properly in the first place you will find there is no need for them. Whilst they will always compile they really are best avoided, especially as a new boy.

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I would recommend Visual Studio 2019 from Microsoft. It's free and runs natively, so does not require mingw.

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Amazon has it The C Programming Language (2nd Edition): Amazon.co.uk: Kernighan, Brian, Ritchie, Dennis: 8601410794231: Books[^].

jackngill wrote:

I see, what about if I used a "if" "else" statement

jackngill wrote:

will I need additional software

serial_items = root.get_child("Serial");
items = serial_items.get_child("Items");
for (boost::property_tree::ptree::iterator itprop = items.begin(); itprop != items.end(); ++itprop)
...

David Crow wrote:

items = serial_items.get_child("Items");

Litu Sahoo wrote:

...but the code is crashing in the below line.

Litu Sahoo wrote:

Thank you for the reply, but the code is crashing in the below line.

David Crow wrote:

items = serial_items.get_child("Items");

serial_items