Thread: Debug Assertion Fail in letter guessing game

When you open a file you need to check that it actually opened. Something like this:

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>  // add this to top of program (for exit())

	infile = fopen("inputLet.txt", "r");
	if (infile == NULL) {
		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open inputLet.txt\n");
		exit(1); // return a non-zero value to indicate failure
	}

There seems to be quite a few other things wrong with the logic of your program, but that should fix the segfault.

Also, it's best to post your code here on the site. Just remember to post it between "code" tags, like this:

[code]
your code here
[/code]

Hi antred and oogabooga. Thanks for your replies!


oogabooga, I followed your advice and added in the code in an effort to fix the error, however, this just results in the program returning "Cannot open inputLet.txt" and not running.
Also, I imagine there are tons of problems with the logic! This is my first assignment after all.
I did compile the code using GCC and ran the .exe through Command Prompt instead of Visual Studio C++ this time.
The first result you can see is when I added the code you pasted above.
The second is without. As you can see, the result is crap!

EDIT: I just realized the .txt file must be in the same folder as the .exe file. Ha! I'm dumb. I'm going to see what that results in now.

That means that the file is not being found. Does it exist? Is it in the same directory as the exe?