Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?

On 3/22/2025 2:32 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

On 3/18/2025 8:38 PM, DFS wrote:

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I'm doing these algorithm problems at
https://cses.fi/problemset/list/
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For instance: Weird Algorithm
https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1068
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My code works fine locally (prints the correct solution to the console), but when I submit the .c file the auto-tester flags it with 'runtime error' and says the output is empty.
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// If n is even, divide it by two.
// If n is odd, multiply it by three and add one.
// Repeat until n is one.
// n = 3: output is 3 10 5 16 8 4 2 1
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
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int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
     int n = atoi(argv[1]);
     int len = 0;
     char result[10000] = "";
     sprintf(result, "%d ", n);
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     while(1) {
         if((n % 2) == 0)
             {n /= 2;}
         else
             {n = (n * 3) + 1;}
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         if(n != 1)
             {
                 len = strlen(result);
                 sprintf(result + len, "%d ", n);
             }
         else
             break;
     }
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     len = strlen(result);
     sprintf(result + len, "1 ");
     printf("%s\n",result);
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     return 0;
}
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Any ideas?
Thanks

 strdup.
    https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/strdup-strdndup-functions-c/
 Lynn

The main issue, quickly spotted by Keith Thompson, was the program was supposed to read input from stdin.  I had it reading from the command line (so no output), and using an int where long was needed (returned some wrong answers).
Thanks.