Question

Ive recently begun learning C and am trying to write a password data protection program. Im writing a function which should test to see if a file, password.txt exists if it doesnt it will get a null value and then ask the user to set a master password and to repeat. However it doesnt allow the user to repeat the password. Any tips? – Cheers (Keep in mind just C not C++)

/*Headers*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define MAX_LENGTH 99

int main(void){

    /*Variable Declaration*/
    char password[] = "Lakaka";

    masterPassword();

    printf("Welcome to Fort-Knox.");

getchar();
return 0;
}

int masterPassword(void){
    /*Password Comparison Variables*/
    char password[MAX_LENGTH];
    char password1[MAX_LENGTH];


    FILE*fp;
    if (fp == NULL){
        printf("Choose a master password:\n");
        scanf("%c", password);
        printf("Please repeat password:\n");
        scanf("%c", password1);

        if (password == password1){
            printf("Password Accepted.");
            fp = fopen("password.txt", "w+");
            printf("File Created");
            fclose(fp);
            return 0;
        }
    }


}

Answer 1

Use %s not %c as format specifier, when reading a string. %c only reads a single character.