need help checking char strings plz

lol allready stuck again thanks master was helpful.
I need a function to count the number of rows in a 2 coloumb table and have no idea how I'm going to do it would again, appreciate the help.

i probly should make a new thread for this. so i will

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

/* This is only a sample to get you started. */
int readDB(FILE *file)
{
  int line = 0;
  char buffer[256];
  int x, y;  // since I don't know the nature of your columns...

  while(!feof(file))
  {
    if(fgets(buffer, 256, file))
    {
        // for good measure, # denote a comment... be creative
        if(*buffer != '#')
            ++line;
        else
        {
            sscanf(buffer, "&#37;d %d", &x, &y);
            printf("%04d (%d, %d), line, x, y);
        }
    }
  }

  return line;
}

int main(void)
{
        char fileName[256];
        FILE *banana;
       
        fgets(fileName, sizeof(fileName), stdin);
        strtok(fileName, "\n");

        if (strstr(fileName, ".dat") != 0)
        {
                printf("Yes, fileName is *.dat, now you can do stuff");
                banana = fopen(fileName, "rb");

                if(banana)
                {
                        // do stuff here.
                        readDB(banana);

                        fclose(banana);
                }
        }
        return 0;
}

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while(!feof(file))
  {
    if(fgets(buffer, 256, file))

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better looks:

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while(fgets(buffer, sizeof buffer, file))

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otherwise - if fgets failed due to some error that does not signals eof condition - you'll get the infinite loop