Thread: create a text file with data using text editor

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    Unhappy create a text file with data using text editor

    hi

    i need to create a text file for 5 people containing four fields separated by commas

    eg

    jones,john,99265487,19-06-80

    which corresponds to:

    surname,first name,id,date of birth

    each record has to be on a separate line.

    Once i have done this, i have to write a C program which reads this data and allows the user to browse the data by record, allowing the user to specify First, Last, Previous and Next.

    Where do i start?

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    How about start with creating the text file first?

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    > How about start with creating the text file first?

    Now THAT is truly funny. I'm only sad that I didn't get here first to type it myself.

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    Assuming you have the file made
    Look around for descriptions of file functions such as fscanf, fprintf, fopen, FILE *, fclose, and possibly even fread/fwrite. A good place to start would be http://www.rt.com/man/

    When you have problems with the code, and you will have problems with the code (trust me), come back and we'll be able to help a little more.

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