arguments

hey,
I'm re-writing a program i made,
now i want to put a function into a header file, zo far so good, bt how do i work with arguments in this way:

Code:

*** main.c ***
#include "lib.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // roep de check_for_error functie aan uit lib.h
    check_for_error);
    
    // roep de check_hosts functie aan uit lib.h
    check_hosts();
    
    // roep de functie check_files aan uit lib.h
    check_files();
    
    return 0;
}

and the header file

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>


int check_for_error(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // kijk of er een boodschap meegestuurd word
    if (argv[1] == NULL)
    {
        printf("Geef een boodschap om over te sturen.\n");
    }
    
    
    
    printf("ERROR CHECKING ROUTINE\n");
    return 0;
}

int check_hosts()
{
    printf("HOST CHECKING ROUTINE\n");
    return 0;
}

well as you can see i want to check parameters given to the program but i get this error:
gcc.exe -c main.c -o main.o -I"C:/Program Files/Dev-Cpp/include"

main.c: In function `main':
main.c:8: too few arguments to function `check_for_error'

make.exe: *** [main.o] Error 1

Execution terminated
anyone some ideas for me?
thanx in advance

You need to pass the arguments into the function so your main() function should be:

Code:

/*** main.c ***/
#include "lib.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // roep de check_for_error functie aan uit lib.h
    check_for_error(argc, argv);
    
    // roep de check_hosts functie aan uit lib.h
    check_hosts();
    
    // roep de functie check_files aan uit lib.h
    check_files();
    
    return 0;
}

Also it is not usual to put function definitions in a header file (it will work though). The usual way if you want the functions to be part of different module would be to declare the functions in lib.h:

Code:

/*** lib.h ***/
#ifndef LIB_H
#define LIB_H

int check_for_error(int argc, char *argv[]);
int check_hosts();

#endif /* LIB_H */

And link a seperate file, lib.c into your project which contains the function definitions for check_for_error() and check_hosts().

Personally I don't think that these functions warrant their own module and would put them in main.c - but that's just a matter of personal taste I guess...

well you are right, but I like to learn how to work with header files and such

thanx for ure help

Well i've done what you recommanded (using another file (lib.c) in your example and it all works like a charm, the pieces of code a showed arent the entire functions, they are really long and are helpful when i want to write other programs,
but thanx loads!

Also it is not usual to put function definitions in a header file (it will work though).

Only as long as you include the header in only one module.