Need help in file processing output

[jerico]

thanks for those who helped me.
i have another problem but this time i have an output but incorrect character.
i have a text file(note pad) containing this sentence:
"stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship" but the result is incorrect.
this is my code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <windows.h>


main()
{

FILE *fp2;
char nword[15];
int c, num2;

printf("Enter a word:\t");
gets(nword);

c = strcmp(nword, "aba");
if (c == 0)
{
      fp2 = fopen("def.txt", "r");
     
      num2 = fgetc(fp2);
     
      while(num2 != EOF) 
            {   
                   do
                  {
                  Sleep(50);         
                  putchar(num2);
                  }
                  while(((num2 = fgetc(fp2)) != '1') && ((num2 = fgetc(fp2)) == '\n'));
            }
            fclose(fp2);
            }
            getch();
            }

thanks.

[Salem]

What exactly is your while condition trying to do?

For a start, you call fgetc() TWICE (or maybe only once), depending on whether the first part of the condition evaluates to true or false.

while ( (ch=fgetc(fp)) != EOF ) {
  if ( ch == something ) {
  }
}

Your loop should have ONE unconditional file read per iteration of the loop. If you need to do other things with ch, then put them inside the loop.

[jerico]

my first while loop is for reading all the characters in the text file and the another (do while) is for viewing my desire line in the notepad.

where will i place the loop?