float in C structures

[vandanasridhar]

Hi myself vandana. I wanna know how can we use float variables with in C structures. Can anyone help me.

[chella]

Hi myself vandana. I wanna know how can we use float variables with in C structures. Can anyone help me.

Hi Vandana,
The question seems to be generic. It would be useful to suggest when it is more specific.

[horace1]

Hi myself vandana. I wanna know how can we use float variables with in C structures. Can anyone help me.

have a look at this tutorial on Data Structures
http://www.cplusplus.c om/doc/tutorial/structures.html

[vandanasridhar]

Hi Vandana,
The question seems to be generic. It would be useful to suggest when it is more specific.

hello ji,
Actually i wanna write a program who can accept data of 10 players and sort them and display result team wise. when i started i write code to scan details.
but it gives message at runtime while entering first floating value that floating point formats not linked abnormal program termination.

i m sending my code of program

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<string.h>
struct player_detail
{
	char player_name[15];
	char team_name[15];
	float batting_avg;
}players[10];
void main()
{
	int i,x;
	for(i=0;i<3;i++)
	{
		printf("\nEnter Player Name : ");
		gets(players[i].player_name);
		printf("\nEnter Team : ");
		gets(players[i].team_name);
		printf("\nEnter Batting Average : ");
		scanf("%f",&players[i].batting_avg);
	}
}

[horace1]

this is a problem with Visual C where it does not load floating point support if it does not think it necessary, see
http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/k1x26e0x.aspx

try putting a dummy floating point assignment in the program to force loading of the support, e.g.

int  main()
{
	int i,x;
	float z=10.0f;

[vandanasridhar]

this is a problem with Visual C where it does not load floating point support if it does not think it necessary, see
http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/k1x26e0x.aspx

try putting a dummy floating point assignment in the program to force loading of the support, e.g.

int  main()
{
	int i,x;
	float z=10.0f;

Hi,
i m using C++ compiler of versoin 3.0. & this is also giving the same Problem.
Will u please tell me how i can use float in structures while using same compiler.

[horace1]

Hi,
i m using C++ compiler of versoin 3.0. & this is also giving the same Problem.
Will u please tell me how i can use float in structures while using same compiler.

did you try defining a float to force loading of the libraries? e.g.

int  main()
{
	int i,x;
	float z=10.0f;

is it Visual C++ V3.0 or another compiler?

[vandanasridhar]

did you try defining a float to force loading of the libraries? e.g.

int  main()
{
	int i,x;
	float z=10.0f;

is it Visual C++ V3.0 or another compiler?

it is turbo c++.

[horace1]

it is turbo c++.

it appears in Turbo C V3.0 you have to force loading of the floating point conversions, see
http://www.vmlinux.org/~jakov/community.borla nd.com/15204.html

it recommends that you include the following function in your code - you don't need to to call it

          static void force_fpf()
          {
              float x, *y; /* Just declares two variables */
              y = &x;      /* Forces linkage of FP formats */
              x = *y;      /* Suppress warning message about x */
          }

[vandanasridhar]

it appears in Turbo C V3.0 you have to force loading of the floating point conversions, see
http://www.vmlinux.org/~jakov/community.borla nd.com/15204.html

it recommends that you include the following function in your code - you don't need to to call it

          static void force_fpf()
          {
              float x, *y; /* Just declares two variables */
              y = &x;      /* Forces linkage of FP formats */
              x = *y;      /* Suppress warning message about x */
          }

Thx ur advice works. thx again for sending this article.

[rifat]

Hi,
i m using C++ compiler of versoin 3.0. & this is also giving the same Problem.
Will u please tell me how i can use float in structures while using same compiler.

vandanasridhar hi
I have the problem to.it was simple just use a dumi float variable out of the structure then assign the value and use the variable;

struct dum{

int a;
float f;
----------
---------
};

int dum_f = f ;

[ajeet v]

float in structures

it is turbo c++.

try including <float.h> header file

[santhoshlal]

float values in c structures

Hi,
i m using C++ compiler of versoin 3.0. & this is also giving the same Problem.
Will u please tell me how i can use float in structures while using same compiler.

Hi Vandana
Don't worry
There is simple solution for ur problem when getting the error
"scanf : floating point formats not linked
Abnormal program termination"



just add the two given lines in ur program

extern void _floatconvert() ;
#pragma extref _floatconvert


and enjoy it



one example code is given

#include<stdio.h>


extern void _floatconvert();
#pragma extref _floatconvert



struct stud
{ 	char name[50];
	float m1, m2, m3, total;
}s[10];
void main()
{
	int n,i;
	clrscr();
	printf("How many students? \t");
	scanf("%d",&n);
	for(i=0;i<n;i++)
	{
		printf("\nGive name of student%d:\t",i+1);
		scanf("%s",s[i].name);
		printf("\nGive 3  marks of %s\t",s[i].name);
		scanf("%f%f%f",&s[i].m1,&s[i].m2,&s[i].m3);
		s[i].total = s[i].m1 + s[i].m2 + s[i].m3;
	}
	printf("\nNAME\t\tMARK1\tMARK2\tMARK3\tTOTAL");
	for(i=0;i<n;i++)
	{
		printf("\n%s\t\t%0.2f\t%0.2f\t%0.2f\t%0.2f",s[i].name, s[i].m1, s[i].m2, s[i].m3, s[i].total);
	}
}