File could not be opened while filename seems correct

[852048]

I'm new to C and encountered a weird problem. Here's the code:

int main(){

    char name[]="";

readname(name) ;
printf("The filename is: %s\n",name);
printf(name);
printf("snazzyjazz.txt\n"); //error checking
if (strcmp(name,"snazzyjazz.txt")>0) {
    printf("less");
} else {
    puts("more");
} //error checking
FILE * my_stream;


my_stream = fopen (name,"r+");

void readname (char  names[])
{
    printf("Please enter the filename\n");

    fgets(names,30,stdin);
    printf("names = %s",names);

}

I compile this with no problem, but gives "File could not be opened". the strcmp tells me name and "snazzyjazz.txt" are not equal. but when I print them I get the same output. Rather confused.

[AndiPersti]

fgets(names,30,stdin);

If you input a filename with less than 29 characters, fgets() will also store the newline character.
Try printing your name with:

printf("names = >>%s<<",names);

and look carefully where the "<<" appear in the output.

Bye, Andreas

[Salem]

> char name[]="";
Before you read in 30 chars, you'd better have 30 chars of space.