Devc++ and MS c++ file i/o

[ypramesh]

when I compile the following code in Dev c++ it prints correct to the file. But when I run it in MS Visual c++6.0 it creates the folder but does not prints anything to the folder why is this. I have my project due in MS software. Please help.Thanks in Advance

#include <stdio.h>
int logfile();
int main(){
    
FILE * ptr;
ptr=fopen("C:\\IN.txt", "w");
	fprintf(ptr, "& START ");
	
	logfile();getchar();
	getchar();
}
int logfile(){

	FILE *ptr;
	ptr=fopen("C:\\IN.txt", "w");
	fprintf(ptr, " goes &START\n ");



}

[00Sven]

#include <stdio.h>
int logfile();
int main(){
        FILE * ptr;
        ptr=fopen("C:\\IN.txt", "w");
	fprintf(ptr, "& START ");
	logfile();
        getchar();
	getchar();
}
int logfile(){
	FILE *ptr;
	ptr=fopen("C:\\IN.txt", "w");
	fprintf(ptr, " goes &START\n ");
}

You are opening C:\IN.txt twice. You do not need to open it the second time. And you dont need to declare *ptr again. Logfile doesn't return an int. You have it declared as returning an int but then it never returns anything. Try this-

#include <stdio.h>

void logfile(FILE *fp);

int main(){
             FILE *ptr;
             ptr=fopen("C:\\IN.txt","w");
             fprintf(ptr,"& START");
             logfile(ptr);
             getchar();
             getchar();
}

void logfile(FILE *fp){
        fprintf(fp," goes & START\n");
}

I just didn't declare logfile as returning an int and made it take a file pointer as an argument. It takes that file handle and prints into it.

It works fine for me but I am using Dev-C++. Try it on MSVC++ though.
~Sven

[ypramesh]

THIS IS WEIRED it worked in DEV c++ as you said. But MS VISUAL STUDIO JUST CREAT THE FOLDER BUT DIDN'T PRINT ANYTHING> I WONDER IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC WAY I should do this in MS C++

[ypramesh]

Btw Thankx For The Reply. Any Help Would Be Great

[ypramesh]

Microsoft.

[xeddiex]

Microsoft.

Microsoft what?

Maybe you should try closing the file before calling logfile and close it again after? Maybe?

- xeddiex

[ypramesh]

thanx for reply. Microsoft?? nah I am just tired and trying blame the big guy. i am sure i messed up somthing

[ypramesh]

fptr=fopen("C:\\IN.txt","w");
fprintf(fptr,"& START");
int fclose(FILE *fptr);

will that work?? Thankx

[00Sven]

That won't work. That is attempting to declare a file handle as an argument of fclose. Try closing the file with fclose after you call logfile(). That might work I am not sure.
~Sven

[ypramesh]

its printing to the file after i put fclose at the end of logfile. but in my actual code i have repeated calls to logfile. but only the last one get prited in the file. So it's deleting the previous one and prints the new one to the file. is that because i have "w" type access to file. how should i fix this. Thankx

[xeddiex]

its printing to the file after i put fclose at the end of logfile. but in my actual code i have repeated calls to logfile. but only the last one get prited in the file. So it's deleting the previous one and prints the new one to the file. is that because i have "w" type access to file. how should i fix this. Thankx

C File I/O:
r - open for reading
w - open for writing (file need not exist)
a - open for appending (file need not exist)
r+ - open for reading and writing, start at beginning
w+ - open for reading and writing (overwrite file)
a+ - open for reading and writing (append if file exists)

- xeddiex