// ConcatenatePtr - concatenate two strings
//                  with a " - " in the middle
//                  (this version almost works)
#include <stdio.h> 
#include <iostream.h>

void concatString(char szTarget[], char szSource[]);

int main(int nArg, char* pszArgs[])
{
    cout << "This program concatenates two strings\n";
    cout << "(This version almost works.)\n\n";

    // read first string...
    char szString1[256];
    cout << "Enter string #1:";
    cin.getline(szString1, 128);

    // ...now the second string...
    char szString2[128];
    cout << "Enter string #2:";
    cin.getline(szString2, 128);

    // ...concatenate a " - " onto the first...
    concatString(szString1, " - ");
    
    // ...now add the second string...
    concatString(szString1, szString2);

    // ...and display the result
    cout << "\n" << szString1 << "\n";

    return 0;
}

// concatString - concatenate the string szSource
//                onto the end of szTarget
void concatString(char* pszTarget, char* pszSource)
{
    // move pszTarget to the end of the source string
    while(*pszTarget)
    {
        pszTarget++;
    }

    // tack the second onto the end of the first
    while(*pszTarget)
    {
        *pszTarget++ = *pszSource++;
    }

    // terminate the string properly
    *pszTarget = '\0';
}