Thread: Function to open file

Hey i am trying to make a function to open the file but am having trouble. The original code looks lie:

Code:

fp=fopen(argv[1], "r"); 

         if(text==NULL) {

            EMPTY_FILE(1);

         }
         else {

            while((fgets(text[i], SIZE, fp)!=NULL)) {

               i++;


            }

And this was my attempt to turn it into a function including the prototype and the function after the main:

Code:

int READ_FILE(char filename[], char text[][SIZE+1]);//prototype

READ_FILE(argv[1], text);//this part is in the main code

//And this part is after the main
int READ_FILE(char filename[], char text[][SIZE+1]){
   int i=0;
   FILE * fp;
   
       fp=fopen(filename, "r"); 

         if(text==NULL) {

            EMPTY_FILE(1);

         }
         else {

            while((fgets(text[i], SIZE, fp)!=NULL)) {

               i++;


            }
         return i;
}
}

I know this code doesn't work because it doesn't compile and i don't know why
I am fairly new to making functions and implementing them.

Any help is greatly appreciated

Originally Posted by slowprogrammer

I know this code doesn't work because it doesn't compile and i don't know why

What compiler are you using? If your compiler does not issue errors and an explanation for why it will not compile (most of them do), you should switch to a different one, because otherwise programming is just going to be one frustration after another.

Here's your unclosed brace:

Code:

int READ_FILE(char filename[], char text[][SIZE+1]){
   int i=0;
   FILE * fp;
   
       fp=fopen(filename, "r"); 

         if(text==NULL) {

            EMPTY_FILE(1);

         }
         else {

            while((fgets(text[i], SIZE, fp)!=NULL)) {

               i++;


            }
         return i;
}

As for the "incompatible pointer type" you'll have to post the declaration of "text".