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Not sure how to get around the problem with scanf(), except to say "Don't use it." One way to ensure that all characters are emptied from the buffer before asking for characters is to just use a loop, like… while(gets(buf)); gets(buf); The while() will empty the buffer, and the second line will do the gets(). There is no way to prevent a crash if you use gets() and type beyond the buffer length. You should either use fgets(), which specifies a length, or write your own gets(), using getchar(). -larry