Creating a spellchecker

Im trying to create a spellchecker, iv created a reference file containing a list of words. I need to be able to check text files against this and if the words are incorrect i want to b able to print these to a new file including the line it appears on and any words it actually could b. This is wot iv got so far, its not much coz im getting really confused:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
char** allocate(int str_length)
        {
        char** word_store;
        word_store = (char**)(malloc(str_length*sizeof(char*)));
        return word_store;
        }

void de_allocate(char** word_store, int str_length)
        {
        int i;
        for (i=0; i<=str_length; i++)
        free(word_store[i]);
        free(word_store);
        }

int main(void)
        {
        char buffer[100];
        char** word_store;
        int space=0, words=0;
        FILE* in_file;


        if((in_file=fopen("textfile.txt","r"))==NULL)  /*opening the file as named*/
        printf("File open failed\n");

        while(1)
                {
                if(fgets(buffer,100,in_file)==NULL) break;      /*scanning the file using buffer as temp store,
                                                          max of 100 characters per line*/
                while(1)
                        {
                        if(isspace(buffer))                    /*if buffer is a space, increment 'space' which*/
                        space++;                                        /*will then give a number of words in the file*/
                        printf("%d ",space);
                        if(buffer == EOF) break;      /*this is where i got really confused*/

                /*think i need to call on the allocate function here, then move on to scan
                in the seperate words and store them into word_store*/

                }
                /*{
                sscanf(buffer, "%s", word_store[]);
                words++;
                }*/

        }
        fclose(in_file);



        return 0;
}

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In main, you have

Code:

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while ( fgets( buffer, sizeof buffer, in_file ) != NULL ) {
  extract_words( buffer );
}

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Now write a function called extract_words

Code:

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void extract_words ( char *buffer ) {
  char word[100];
  while ( /* some condition */ ) {
    /* some code */
    printf( "Word=%s\n", word );
  }
}

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When you're reliably printing words, then you can replace the
printf( "Word=%s\n", word );
with
spell_check( word );

And so on, until the program is complete.

In the meantime, you can also do

Code:

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int main ( ) {
    spell_check( "good" );
    spell_check( "zoig" );
    return 0;
}

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To allow you to test and debug the spelling checker without flooding your tests with a bunch of words from the file.

Iv started writing the program again from stratch but im having problems coz i dont know how to use fgets to take in a line/word from a file.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
char line[40][1];
int r,c;
        {
        FILE *game; 
        printf("Opening file...\n");
        if((game=fopen("reference.txt","r"))!=NULL)
                {
                printf ("File open\n\n");
                for(r=0;r<40;r++)   
                        {
                        for(c=0;c<1;c++) 
                                {
                                fscanf(game,"%c",&line[r][c]);//need to use fgets here but cant get it to work//
                                printf("%c",line[r][c]);     
                                }
                        }
                printf("\n");
                }
        else printf ("Error: File could not be opened\n");
        }
}

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> i dont know how to use fgets to take in a line/word from a file
I just showed you how to do it!!!

Code:

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// copies file to stdout
while ( fgets( buffer, sizeof buffer, in_file ) != NULL ) {
  puts( buffer );
}

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>> coz i dont know how to use fgets to take in a line/word from a file.

So download some documentation and study it, for christ sake! That's what it's there for.

Perhaps you should actually *read* Salem's posts, by the way:

>> while ( fgets( buffer, sizeof buffer, in_file ) != NULL )

C'mon, now!


[edit]
I'm way too slow. :D
[/edit]

Ok laziness on my part partly over, iv managed to find out how to read a single line from a file but i really have no clue how to seperate each word and iv actually bothered searchin for this one properly, sry for my lack of effort:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
int main()
        {
        FILE *ref;
        char line[100];
        ref = fopen ("reference.txt", "r");
        fgets (line, sizeof(line),ref);
        puts(line);
        fclose(ref);
        }

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Try a for loop examining each char in the string
Eg

Code:

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for ( i = 0 ; buffer[i] != '\0' ; i++ ) {
    if ( buffer[i] == ' ' ) {
        // found a word?
    }
}

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Given your apparent difficulty over this, where did you get allocate() and de_allocate() from?

The original code isnt mine but a friend who is trying to write the program im just trying to help. I thought it might b good practise seeing as i might b taking up programming at university. I rewrote the code seeing as it wasnt my own work so i wasnt sure exactly wot was goin on and id prefer to get it step by step. Iv done a bit of programming but mostly winio, i havnt really read from text files, iv read binary code to create a basic game but thats about it to do with fgets().

Another example is in the FAQ

for etiquette and courtesy to the others on this board, please bother to write full words in your posts.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Draco
for etiquette and courtesy to the others on this board, please bother to write full words in your posts.

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Draco are u refering to me or Hammer, and seeing as Hammer has so many posts im assuming that my abbrevaiting certain words offends u. Its not a case of courtesy seeing as everyone can easily understand my english and it doesnt cause anyone discomfort or great offence. I cant see y, i miss out apostrophes on words and i miss letters out so words appear as "b", instead of "be" or i write "wot" instead of "what", i have lots of friends some whos first or second language isnt english and they still manage to understand me. Writing like this is how i show my personality. If my grammar and use of words is such a problem id prefer not to use this forum rather than change the way i type.
As i just looked through the posts on my thread only i noticed that not everyones grammar was perfect and abbreviations that couldnt b found in the Oxford dictionary were used.

nevermind, you completely miss the point. It isnt even a point of offense. 'Express' yourself and your personality in your typing however you like.

intreguing point....

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Originally posted by Helios
intreguing point....

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And I completely agree with Draco.

Misspelling happens.
English as a Second Language causes interesting spelling and phrases.
But abbreviating 4 t sake o bein lzy iz difrnt. ths isnt aol msnger

We appreciate not having to decipher these messages.

I think Walt has already made the point, but I'll make it again, abbreviating a word that is "obvious" to a native English speaker can send a lot of people, who have the good grace to help, scurrying for a dictionary in case it is a word they should know.

There are an awful lot of people that help out around here do not have English as their first language.