removing a .

hey, i did some searches at the forum, but was not quite satisfied with the solution it came up with

Code:

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

#define TO_REMOVE .
#define TO_REPLACE _ // voorzichtig, een lege character..

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
     // variabelen
    FILE *fFile1;
    FILE *fFile2;
    FILE *tmpFile;
    
    char filenaam[150];
    char toremove;
    int i;
    
    //----------------
    
    if (argc < 2)
    {
        fprintf(stdout, "\nERROR: geen bestand opgegeven\n");
        fprintf(stdout, "\n\nGebruik als volgt: rename <filenaam>\nBijvoorbeeld: rename 101.60.12.dwg");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    
    // open het bestand (argv[1])
    if (strlen(argv[1]) > 150)
    {
        fprintf(stdout, "\nERROR: filenaam te lang\n");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    
    // kopieer argument 1 naar de filenaam var,
    strcpy(filenaam, argv[1]); 
    // open het bestand
    fFile1 = fopen(filenaam, "r");
    //bestaat het bestand niet?
    if (fFile1 == NULL)
    {
        fprintf(stdout, "\nERROR: file bestaat niet of kan niet geopend worden");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    } 
    //open de tmpfile
    tmpFile = fopen("tmp", "w");
    //bestaat ie niet?
    if (tmpFile == NULL)
    {
        fprintf(stdout, "\nERROR: tmp bestaat niet of kan niet geopend worden");
    }
    //schrijf de file-naam naar het bestand
    for (i = 0; i < strlen(filenaam); i++)
    {
        if (filenaam[i] == '.')
        { 
                
               /*HERE IS MY BOTTLENECK,
                  HOW DO I REMOVE THE .?
*/
               strcpy(toremove, filenaam[i]);
                remove(toremove);
        }
        
        
        
    }
    
    
    
    //sluit alle2 de bestanden voor de zekerheid
    //fclose(tmpFile);
    //fclose(fFile1);
    
    
    
    // geef een goedmelding
    fprintf(stdout, "Klaar, bestand met succes gewijzigd");
    
    
    return 0;
}

any help is appreciated
(i know the coding could be done alot more beautiful but first i need to get this straight :>

I haven't understand what your question is, but i tell you that function remove() gets a char * and is used to delete files, not charactes. ( i say about remove because i see it in the title ).

I have to remove the .'s from a file

first it opens up a file
writes its name into another file
checks for .'s
removes the .'s, except for the last one
and renames the first file to the result of the .'s removing

follow me :P

(in case you wonder why, we have an eSafe appliance at work and it filters out double of more dots in a file name (because many virusses use things like .xls.exe and the likes, but project drawings contain alot of them so i decided to make an app to remove em.)

yes I need some good C lessons (i'm a self-tutoring school boy and it isnt working out the way I want it too )

Originally posted by TeQno

(in case you wonder why, we have an eSafe appliance at work and it filters out double of more dots in a file name (because many virusses use things like .xls.exe and the likes, but project drawings contain alot of them so i decided to make an app to remove em.)

*is confussed* why remove them in the first place?

Keep copying the stuff to another array .. when it comes to the ".", don't copy it... use the new array for your purpose.

I hope that's what you're looking for..

[EDIT]
// sheesh.. nevermind.. i'm confused too
[/EDIT]

@Shogun ? i thought i explained that, but i dont really think it matters WHY, but HOW.

@moonwalker thanx ill try that

Code:

if (filenaam[i] != '.')
        { 
                
                    fprintf(tmpFile, filenaam[i])
         
              
        }

allright.. now it says it makes a pointer from integer without a cast, what am i doing wrong

it isnt the last .xxx

i just want all the dots away, but i think im there thanks

If the name of the file is enered by the user, do something like this:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void)
{
	int i, check = 1;
	char oldName[100], newName[100];

	puts( "File name:" );

	fgets( oldName, sizeof( oldName), stdin );
	i = strlen( oldName );

	while( i-- >= 0 )
		if( oldName[i] == '.'){
			if( check != 1 )      //this sucks a little...make it better
				newName[i] = '_';
			else
				newName[i] = '.';
			check = 0;
		}
		else
			newName[i] = oldName[i];

	if( !rename( oldName, newName ) )
		puts( "File renamed" );

	return 0;
}

Originally posted by TeQno
@Shogun ? i thought i explained that, but i dont really think it matters WHY, but HOW.

@moonwalker thanx ill try that

yes you did but it didn't refer to that read my PM.

thanks money I redid some things and it works like a charm now