Well I got it to work.. in an odd way.
I had to specify the file extension too.. ".txt"
However I do not want to do this, is there a way around this?
Well I got it to work.. in an odd way.
I had to specify the file extension too.. ".txt"
However I do not want to do this, is there a way around this?
Create a file that doesn't have an extension.Originally Posted by Pztar
You do realize we are all going to come to your house and smack you for going all this time without actually once typing in the actual name of the file you want to open, right? Right.
Yes... everything except the executable... move your txt files to the debug directory, where the executable file is or specify ..\filename.ext when entering your filenames...I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. I set my files in my same folder where the vcxproj file is. It just won't open no matter what I do.
CommonTater: I did what you said, it didn't work.
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That's what my directory looks like. Everything is in there.
And don't undo that windows change. Seriously, you'll find it a big help everywhere...
Yes, I apologize. All the other codes I've tried worked fine without the extension.
But Thank you for all the help I REALLY appreciate it
Yep...
That should work either with or without the extension.Code:if (! strchr(filename,'.')) strcat(filename,".txt");
Probably because you were creating files without extensions... something of a no-no on the Windows platform. It defeats the entire purpose of File Associations where you click a file to open it in it's correct program. (another reason to see extensions)Yes, I apologize. All the other codes I've tried worked fine without the extension.
But Thank you for all the help I REALLY appreciate it
Except that Windows (newer versions, anyway) seems to default to kindly removing the extension from the Explorer window, which leads to n00bs in positions like this.
Hense the settings change I told him to make in the first part of the thread...Except that Windows (newer versions, anyway) seems to default to kindly removing the extension from the Explorer window, which leads to n00bs in positions like this.
Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View tab -> uncheck "Hide extensions of known file types" ...
The stupid thing defaults to on, which is probably half the problem. People get used to not seeing extensions and soon enough they start creating files without them, even being bothered by seeing them. Then the entire File Associations mechanism, which is why why files have extensions in the first place, starts breaking down and next thing you know it's "Format C:\" time, yet again.
Afterthought: How the heck do you expect to write programs for an OS you don't even know how to use?
Last edited by CommonTater; 05-23-2011 at 04:28 PM.
You were given good advice in several ways by CommonTater.
If using a C99 compatible compiler, consider using: char fname[FILENAME_MAX];
FILENAME_MAX is defined in the <stdio.h> and is defined for the longest filename that an implentation will open.
I do not have a copy of the C90 standard to determine if this macro was defined in <stdio.h> in that version of the language standard also.
