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#include <stdio.h>
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char name[27];
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int namlen;
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int ReadLine( char* buffer , int maxLen )
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printf("Enter a series of names and type 'end' to stop:\n");
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	int len;
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do
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	//read up to maxlen+1 chars (including the '\n')
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	namelen = strlen(name);
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	fgets(buffer,maxLen+1,stdin); 
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   if(name[namelen-1] == '\n')
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    len = strlen(buffer);
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   	name[namelen-1] = '\0');
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	//How and where should this be added? --> while !strchr( name , '\n') { fgets(name,26,stdin); }
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	//there is a '\n' at the end?
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    if(buffer[len-1] == '\n')
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	{    //yes... so <= maxlen
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		(buffer[len-1] = '\0'; //turn \n into ending...
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	}
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	else //no... so > maxlen (will return maxlen+1 as size)
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	{ 
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		// read the rest of the line...
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		while ( !strchr( buffer , '\n') ) { fgets(buffer,maxLen+1,stdin); }
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	}
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	return len;
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}