Thread: help with read/write file/array of chars

Hello, Im trying to figure out how write a string into a file, line like this:

Code:

string1; string2; string3;
string4; string5; string6; ect

after this I need to read file line by line and put everithing in to array, like this:

Code:

array1[100]; array2[100]; array3[100];
array4[100]; array5[100]; array6[100];

notice that the string not always have 100 chars because I use this function:

Code:

void ReadString(char caracteres[100])
    {
    for (i=0; i < 99; i++)
        {
        c = getchar();
        if (c == '\n') {caracteres[i] = '\0'; break;}
        caracteres[i] = c;
        }
    }

Thank u!

there are more than one way u can use to read and write from files. when dealing with C i prefer to use either fwrite/fread or fprintf/fscanf.

Code:

FILE * f = fopen("file.txt", "w+t");
char str[] = "Hello World";
if ( f != NULL ) {
     fwrite(str, sizeof(char), sizeof(str), f);
     fclose(f);
}
f= fopen("file.txt", "r+t");
fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
size_t sz = ftell(f);
char * getStr = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * (sz));
fread(getStr, sizeof(char), sz, f);
printf("The string read was %s\n", getStr);

Thnx, but what Im trying to do, is to read 1st string from file before ";" and save it in array, than read 2nd string before ";" and save to another array.
I dont know how to read until some character, than save to array and that to continue reading of file untill the end.

Currently you are checking for new-line (with c == '\n'). Why not check for semicolon instead?

Originally Posted by tabstop

Currently you are checking for new-line (with c == '\n'). Why not check for semicolon instead?

And then get the REST of the line right behind it...

It would be smarter to use something like fgets(), strip the file line by line into a buffer then parse the buffer for the desired text.

or get the whole line and use the strtok function on it

Code:

//#include <string.h> 
char * str = strtok(caracteres, ";");
while (!str) {
  printf("%s\n", str);
  str = strtok(NULL, ";");
}

Originally Posted by CommonTater

Originally Posted by tabstop

Currently you are checking for new-line (with c == '\n'). Why not check for semicolon instead?

And then get the REST of the line right behind it...
It would be smarter to use something like fgets(), strip the file line by line into a buffer then parse the buffer for the desired text.

The problem is, that Im just learning C and my teacher didnt explane well all the stuff, we are still on scanf and prinft crap...
So all the code, I get from internet and implement it in my program, anyway thnx for advice!



As for codeprada, thnx I think its what I was looking for.

Code:

Sorry about my horrible english xD

sure no prob....feel free to message me if you need any help

Originally Posted by JustJonny

The problem is, that Im just learning C and my teacher didnt explane well all the stuff, we are still on scanf and prinft crap...
So all the code, I get from internet and implement it in my program, anyway thnx for advice!

No problem getting ahead of your teacher... all good students do.

BUT... you aren't going to learn a darned thing using scoop and poop code. Really, that ultra nifty little game you just finished with "borrowed" code... how well do you actually understand how it works?

Instead of wasting your time searching the internet for code snippets, get busy with the books and keyboard... you learn coding by writing code... read the books, do the exercises... and write your own code. You'll be a much better programmer for it!