#include <stdio.h>

char *reverse(char *string);

int main()
{
	char input[64];
	char *backwards;

	printf("Enter some text: ");
	gets(input);
	backwards = reverse(input);
	printf("That would be \"%s\" backwards!\n",backwards);
	return(0);
}

char *reverse(char *string)
{
	static char back[64];
	int len = 0;
	int x;

/* Get the string's length and set the last/first char */
	while(*string)
	{
		len++;
		string++;
	}
	
	string--;		/* backup over NULL */

/* Fill the array */
	for(x=0;x<len;x++)
	{
		back[x] = *string;
		string--;
	}
	back[x] = '\0';		/* ending NULL char */
	return(back);
}