Thread: Unable to read from a file

Hi,

I am trying to open a file using C.

Code:

FILE *fp;
	
	fp = fopen("file://localhost/Users/Desktop/CPrograms/names.txt","r+");
	
	if(fp)
	{
		printf("Yes");
	
	}
	else{
		perror(NULL);
		printf("NO");
	}

whenever i try compiling and checking what happens all I am getting is "No such file or directory" even though the file exists and i have permissions on it.

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening or how to avoid such an error?

Thanks in advance

Get rid of the "file://", Use the right slash and duplicate the slashes: localhost\\Users\\Desktop\\CPrograms\\names.txt"," r+");

You should review how to open a file.

A string literal, is just that - a literal. So unless your file name is:
file://localhost/Users/Desktop/CPrograms/names.txt

then that file will never be located.

You can use either the single / slash (Windows or Linux), or the doubled backslash \\, in your string literal.

Code:

fp = fopen("localhost/Users/Desktop/CPrograms/names.txt","r+");

If localhost is on another drive or directory, then add that to the start of the string literal.

Thanks guys for the help.

Adak I tried using your way
[CODE]
fp = fopen("localhost/Users/Desktop/CPrograms/names.txt","r+");
[\CODE]
but it also didn't work

and Libpgeak i tried using your way as well and still didn't work

but i just used
[CODE]
fp = fopen("names.txt","r+");
[\CODE]

and now it's working eventhough i tried it before and didn't work for some reason or another.

Thanks a lot guys

So now you know that "localhost" is not the directory your program is being run in, don't you?

And you won't be using these kinds of things in string literal names for files, anymore, will you?