Thread: Output Text File

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    Output Text File

    hello i was wondering how would i take what i input on my keyboard into a text docoument here is what i got so far

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    /* copy input to output; 1st version */
    main()
    {
          int c;
          
          c = getchar ();
          while (c != EOF) {
                putchar(c);
                c = getchar();
          }
    }
    *EDIT*
    i want the putchar(c) to be what inserted into the text doc
    Last edited by ne0x; 06-09-2005 at 04:32 PM.

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    Use fopen() to open the file and then use fputc() instead of putchar().
    If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

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    ok i tried this
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    /* copy input to output; 4st version */
    main()
    {
          fopen("c:/output.txt", "w");
          int c;
          
          c = getchar ();
          while (c != EOF) {
                fputc(c);
                c = getchar();
          }
    }
    and got "In fuction 'main' and too few arguments to fuction 'fputc'

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    the syntax for fputc function is
    Code:
    fputc(int, FILE *);
    so your code will be as follow ( and i have made some changes to make your program work fine)

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    /* copy input to output; 4st version */
    main()
    {
          FILE *fp;  // need a FIlE pointer to point to the stream
          fp =fopen("c:/output.txt", "r");  // 
          int c;
          
          /*c = getchar ();
          while (c != EOF) {
                fputc(c,stdout);
                c = getchar();
          }*/
          do
          {
              c=fgetc(fp);
              fputc(c,stdout);
          }while(c!=EOF);
          getchar();         
    }
    NOTE: the changes

    - s.s.harish

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    Code:
              c=fgetc(fp);
              fputc(c,stdout);
    That's backwards. The OP wants to put keyboard input in a file:
    Code:
      c = getchar();
      fputc(c, fp);
    Another problem is how you changed the loop. Now you're writing EOF to the file since fputc() is coming before the check for exiting the loop.

    Of course, I think this is easier :P
    itsme@itsme:~$ cat > garbage.txt
    this is garbage.
    yay!
    ^Ditsme@itsme:~$ cat garbage.txt
    this is garbage.
    yay!
    itsme@itsme:~$
    Last edited by itsme86; 06-09-2005 at 05:17 PM.
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    ok i fixed it thanx 4 all the help but now i wanna take it to another level.....how do i make it take all keystrokes even if they anight in that exe?
    Last edited by ne0x; 06-09-2005 at 11:21 PM.

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    bump....i don't know if bumping is allowed but here

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    Well if you actually formed complete sentences, using real words, you'd be more likely to get an answer.

    how do i make it take all keystrokes even if they anight in that exe?
    Say what now?


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    Alright, When i complie the source and run the .exe a command prompt opens up and what ever i type in the cmd is what is logged in the output.txt. I want to know how to logg all the keystrokes that are typed no matter what window they are in, and send it to the output.txt

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    he wants to know how to make a keylogger
    Hmm

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