Thread: How do I prompt the user to choose the filename for a textfile output?

As the title suggests?

Code:

printf("Please enter a filename for the output text file");scanf("%s", &output);
FILE *FW;
FW=fopen(C:\users\john\\desktop\%s.text, output, "w");

Is this along the right lines?

Thanks

No it's along these lines:

Code:

FW=fopen(output, "w");

If the output entered doesn't contain a path it use your current working directory.

Thought as much. Thanks

If i want it to output a textfile rather than just a file which needs to be manually open with notepad is there a way?

Originally Posted by cajones1990

If i want it to output a textfile rather than just a file which needs to be manually open with notepad is there a way?

I've realised how this works now, however can anyone help by telling me if the filename already exists, how to prompt the user to type an alternative in?

thanks