give me an error when I put it outside main, I need to use the file in some fucntions. Why?Code:FILE *indata=fopen("c:\\input.txt","r");
but when I put
outside main, andCode:FILE *indata
[code] indata=fopen("c:\\input.txt","r"); [code]
inside main, the program and fucntions run perfectly, why can't I put the whole thing outside main?
> give me an error when I put it outside main
Well of course, code outside of a function is meaningless.
> I need to use the file in some fucntions. Why?
So open the file in main(), then pass the FILE* as a parameter to other functions.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
Or if you INSIST on a global variable ( god knows why) just do file = fopen(..); in main.
