Thread: redirect function output

I checked the faq and searched the archives, but haven't found a clear answer. - and I'm very new at this so type slowly when you answer....

In a Linux OS using gcc

I've written a function that accepts arguments passed from keyboard input. It outputs correctly to the screen right now, but I'd like to redirect the output of the FUNCTION to a file. (Ultimately I'd like to inject it into smtp - but for now if I can get it to a file I can get it into smtp via a perl script)

I've tried :
thefunction > newfile

which I didn'nt think would work - and it doesn't

any clues would be greatly appreciated,

rm

int myFunction(ostream &out, ...);
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ostream fout(myfile);
myFunction(cout);
myFunction(fout); //
fout.close();

I didnt realize I was on the C board (i forgot to log in last time)

int myFunction(FILE *out, ...);
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FILE *fp = fopen(myfile, "w");
myFunction(stdout);
myFunction(fp); // outputs to file instead of screen
fclose(fp);

Thanks for the reply Clown, I think I see what you're doing here..but I'm not sure I've got the format right. Couple of questions...


int myFunction(FILE *out, ...);


Are you saying that in my function declaration I should add "FILE *out," and then continue with the original arguments? or should this line be inserted somewhere else.
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I'm assuming that by these dots you mean the body of the function.
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is this last statement intended to be inside the brackets of the function, or in it's own brackets? and do I need to declare a variable *fp somewhere?

FILE *fp = fopen(myfile, "w");

myFunction(stdout);

myFunction(fp); // outputs to file instead of screen

fclose(fp); [/B][/QUOTE]

Sorry if the questions seem lame, I'll catch on eventually...

rm

Ok, I figured this out. Using part of the previous suggestions and improvising some. Just to round out the thread in case anyone else searches the archive.


This worked for me.




in the body of the function i.e. inside the



{



FILE *newfile; //created a pointer for newfile



newfile = fopen("file.to.be.opened","w");







fprintf(newfile,"character string that is to be sent to the file that is now opened or created by the above statements",variables, used, in, text,);



fclose(newfile)



}







and voila - a new file is created with the function output!