help searching words in large files

[nick2]

hello,

i made a simple app that searches a small sized file for example 100 lines, finds a word you want it to find and prints the whole line that has that word

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(){
    char a[100];
    FILE *fin=fopen("in.txt","r");
    FILE *fout=fopen("out.txt","w");
    while(fgets(a,sizeof(a),fin)!=NULL){
          if (strstr(a,"someword")){
                 fprintf(fout,"%s\n",a);}
                 }
    fclose(fin);
    fclose(fout);
    return 0;
}

when i try big files, it shows up the "Please tell Microsoft about this problem." error.

i searched but couldnt find anything, would appreciate any help provided.

thanks

[quzah]

Check to make sure the file is actually opening.


Quzah.

[nick2]

indeed the file didnt open

is there any other function or algorithm in order to open such files?

ps: the file is 5.5 mb

[quzah]

Your path is probably wrong. Six megs shouldn't be a problem to open.


Quzah.

[nick2]

Your path is probably wrong. Six megs shouldn't be a problem to open.


Quzah.

what would you recommend me to do?

[MK27]

"Please tell Microsoft about this problem."

Maybe they are joking too.