Function Write()

Hi,

can anyone tell me how to get the retun value of the function:

Code:

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write(int fildes, const void *buf, size_t ubyte);

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Would I be right in saying that the return value of -1 for the function write represents an error?

write should return a positive (or zero) value representing the number of bytes written for when it is successful, and anything negative returned is an error, yes. The value in errno would indicate WHAT went wrong.

Edit: If the result of this:

Code:

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  if((bytes_written=write(handle, data, length)) != length)
      printf("SendData(): system call \"write()\" return error.\n  Asked for %d bytes to be written, but %d bytes reported as written.\n",
            length,(int)bytes_written);

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is actually -1, then I'd say my reply in the thread with this code explains why - you should not be calling write with a handle from CreateFile or OpenFile.

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Mats

Thanks Mats

but how would I find out the number of bytes it has written or if it returns an error?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by samuelmoneill

Thanks Mats

but how would I find out the number of bytes it has written or if it returns an error?

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Erm, if it's negative, then it (most likely) didn't write any bytes. But what I was trying to say is that you are mixing functions that are part of different API's - write is not using the same type of information as a "handle" or "file descriptor" as you get back from CreateFile(). This is the source of the Warning you got yesterday, and whilst casting gets rid of the warning, it doesn't actually give the RIGHT VALUE that write would expect to use.

WriteFile() will give you the number of bytes written as one of the parameters.

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Mats