why i get this errors..

1>c:\documents and settings \my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(14) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
1>c:\documents and settings\ my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(15) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
1>c:\documents and settings\ my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(16) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
1>c:\documents and settings\ my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(17) : error C2065: 'a' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\ my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(17) : error C2065: 'b' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\ my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(17) : error C2065: 'c' : undeclared identifier

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define false 0
#define true 1

 
 
int main()
{

        FILE *f;
        f=fopen("c:\\ware1.txt","r");
        char a[20];
        char b[20];
        char c[20];
        fscanf(f,"%20[^ ]%20[^ ]%20[^ ]%*c",a,b,c);
        fclose(f);
        return 0;
}

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You have to provide a data type in here:

%20[^ ]

still i get the same errors

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define false 0
#define true 1

 
 
int main()
{

        FILE *f;
        f=fopen("c:\\ware1.txt","r");
        char a[20];
        char b[20];
        char c[20];
        fscanf(f,"%20[^ ]c%20[^ ]c%20[^ ]c%*c",a,b,c);
        fclose(f);
        return 0;
}

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I don't know if it's legal to put nothing after the circumflex ^.

I assume you want it to avoid whitespace blanks or what?

the first line in the file is
W1 44444 WingThing 20
so i need to have
a=W1
b=44444
c=WingThing
why idont have that
i told it to stop on space char
??

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define false 0
#define true 1

 
 
int main()
{

        FILE *f;
       
        char a[20];
        char b[20];
        char c[20];
        f=fopen("c:\\ware1.txt","r");
        fscanf(f,"%20[^ ]%20[^ ]%20[^ ]%*c",a,b,c);
        fclose(f);
        return 0;
}

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ok this works
but i am sure if it ignores one char at the end or justthe rest chars
i dont wont to stack the buffer with garbage
??

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define false 0
#define true 1

 
 
int main()
{

        FILE *f;
       
        char a[20];
        char b[20];
        char c[20];
        f=fopen("c:\\ware1.txt","r");
        fscanf(f,"%20s%20s%20s%*c",a,b,c);
        fclose(f);
        return 0;
}

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Just use fscanf() to take in the W1, as a string. It will automatically stop at the first space it comes to.

Then use another %s for your next bit, etc.

but i am sure if it ignores one char at the end or justthe rest chars
i dont wont to stack the buffer with garbage
??

I wouldn't do the "ignore" thing. Take in what you want, and then handle it in the buffer for any particulars. Don't ask too much from fscanf() - it's liable to fail and leave your program mangled.

does fscanf self progessing on the file?

Yes, it moves the file pointer as it scans, if that's what you are asking.

thanks:)