Thread: fprintf

Hi All,

Just a quick question.

I'm trying to print out a tabulated set of stock items.
I've done most of it useing fprintf("%10s", item) etc
but one part of the outputted line is an array e[i], which corresponds to an error message stored here. This line I can't seem to tab at the end of the line, it always seems to be at the beginning.

Is there some problem with trying to do this or is there a way around it?

Cheers

Can you post the code you have?
It would make it easier for us to help you.

Sorry, derr me..


void error(int i)
{



char *e[] = {"\nDigit Expected.",
"\nNot a valid cc check digit.",
"\nInvalid input.",
"\nNot enough characters to be a valid customer name.",
"\nInvalid record no first letter.",
"\nInvalid address format, not enough fields." ,
"\nMoney amount, digit expected.",
"\nNot a valid Part code check digit."
};
if(lines>57)
{
/* new page needed for next record */
/* form feed to new page */

page++;
fprintf(prn_ptr, "\nRembrandt's Paint Supplies plc\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t %30.24s\t\t Page %d\n",asctime(todays_date),page);
fprintf(prn_ptr, "\nRejected Transactions Report.");
fprintf(prn_ptr, "\n\n\t\Record Type\tCustomer Code\tPart Number\tQuantity\tReason for Rejection\n");



lines = 5;


}


fprintf(prn_ptr,"\n%5c ",transaction.ir.type);
fprintf(prn_ptr,"%10s", transaction.ir.cust_code);
if(transaction.create.type!='C')
{
fprintf(prn_ptr,"\t%10s\t%10s", transaction.ir.part_no,transaction.ir.quantity);

}

/*fwrite(e[i], strlen(e[i]),1, prn_ptr);*/
fprintf(prn_ptr, "\t%6s",e[i]);

/** the above line is the problem it always prints out at the left hand edge and I can't move it along the line */








/* advance print for next record */
lines = lines +1;

/* set flag so that this record is not written to the validated file */
delta =1;
strcpy(prev_record, big);
return; /*back to calling routine*/
}


Cheers

fprintf(prn_ptr, "\t%6s",e[i]);

Try increasing the 6 to maybe 60, that will mean it prints it in a width of 60 spaces. Experiment until you find the right number. And using tabs can cause problems as the size of a tab can vary from machine to machine, best not to use them.
Hope that solves it

/*fwrite(e[i], strlen(e[i]),1, prn_ptr);*/
fprintf(prn_ptr, "\t%6s",e[i]);

whats the fwrite for, were you just experimenting

I was using it to print at first, but tried a different way.
Why would it be a better idea?

Will try to play with the numbers.

Cheers

Nope, still prints the error from the array at the far left of the page.

Any ideas?