[doug_byrne]

ive been getting error code;
C2296: '&' : illegal, left operand has type 'char *'
on line 12

#include "stdafx.h"

int
main(void)

{
	char letter_1,
		 letter_2,
		 letter_3;
	
	printf("what are the first three letters of your name>\n" );
	scanf("%c%c%c", &letter_1 &letter_2 &letter_3 );

	printf("hey %c%c%c.", letter_1, letter_2, letter_3);

	return(0);
}

[no2pencil]

You are missing the commas to separate the variables on your line w/ scanf.

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
        char letter_1, letter_2, letter_3;

        printf("what are the first three letters of your name>\n" );
        scanf("%c%c%c", &letter_1, &letter_2, &letter_3 );

        printf("hey %c%c%c.", letter_1, letter_2, letter_3);

        return(0);
}