Thread: Exchange contents from one text file to other

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    Exchange contents from one text file to other

    The code is working nice for me.


    But feel free to give me advice.

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #define SIZE 100
    
    
    int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    
    
        // Transfer the contents from on file to the other.
        FILE *pFileA;
        FILE *pFileB;
        FILE *pFileTemp;
    
    
        char buffer[SIZE];
    
    
        // Copy codeA to a temp file
        if ((pFileA = fopen("codeA.txt", "rt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        if ((pFileTemp = fopen("temp.txt", "wt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), pFileA) != NULL)
            fprintf(pFileTemp, "%s", buffer);
    
    
        fclose(pFileA);
        fclose(pFileTemp);
    
    
        // Copy codeB to codeA
        if ((pFileA = fopen("codeA.txt", "wt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        if ((pFileB = fopen("codeB.txt", "rt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), pFileB) != NULL)
            fprintf(pFileA, "%s", buffer);
    
    
        fclose(pFileA);
        fclose(pFileB);
    
    
        // Copy tempFile to codeB
        if ((pFileTemp = fopen("temp.txt", "rt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        if ((pFileB = fopen("codeB.txt", "wt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), pFileTemp) != NULL)
            fprintf(pFileB, "%s", buffer);
    
    
        fclose(pFileTemp);
        fclose(pFileB);
    
    
        // Remove temp
        remove("temp.txt");
    
    
        return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
    }

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    How many of these homework assignments are you going to post?

    First of all, you didn't listen to @Salem's advice in an earlier post. If you will not take our advice, then why should we continue to respond to your posts?

    As for this post:

    Why are you creating a temp file at all?

    Rename codeA.txt to temp.txt

    rename codeB.txt to codeA.txt

    rename temp.txt to codeB.txt

    This could easily be done in a bash script, or a Windows batch file. No need to code this in C, unless your instructor has given you a specific assignment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rstanley View Post
    How many of these homework assignments are you going to post?

    First of all, you didn't listen to @Salem's advice in an earlier post. If you will not take our advice, then why should we continue to respond to your posts?

    As for this post:

    Why are you creating a temp file at all?

    Rename codeA.txt to temp.txt

    rename codeB.txt to codeA.txt

    rename temp.txt to codeB.txt

    This could easily be done in a bash script, or a Windows batch file. No need to code this in C, unless your instructor has given you a specific assignment.

    I am study for a exam and i failed on little things so i am posting a lot of that ones.

    I think that if you want to "build a house" you should get good bricks and sometimes even the things are working i donīt know if the bricks are in "good shape".

    I skip the argv because it was faster to code, but i understand it.

    But yeah i can put the arguments inside de IDE, going to start to do that.

    This need to be specific in C.

    Code:
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #define SIZE 100
    
    
    int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    
    
        // Transfer the contents from on file to the other.
        FILE *pFileA; // argv[1]
        FILE *pFileB; // argv[2]
        FILE *pFileTemp;
    
    
        char buffer[SIZE];
    
    
        if (argc != 3) {
            printf("\n- Invalid Sintax: %s Origin(file) Destination(file)\n- Ex: %s CodeA.txt CodeB.Txt\n\n", argv[0], argv[0]);
            return -1;
        }
    
    
        // Copy codeA to a temp file
        if ((pFileA = fopen(argv[1], "rt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        if ((pFileTemp = fopen("temp.txt", "wt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), pFileA) != NULL)
            fprintf(pFileTemp, "%s", buffer);
    
    
        fclose(pFileA);
        fclose(pFileTemp);
    
    
        // Copy codeB to codeA
        if ((pFileA = fopen(argv[1], "wt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        if ((pFileB = fopen(argv[2], "rt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), pFileB) != NULL)
            fprintf(pFileA, "%s", buffer);
    
    
        fclose(pFileA);
        fclose(pFileB);
    
    
        // Copy tempFile to codeB
        if ((pFileTemp = fopen("temp.txt", "rt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        if ((pFileB = fopen(argv[2], "wt")) == NULL)
            return -1;
    
    
        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), pFileTemp) != NULL)
            fprintf(pFileB, "%s", buffer);
    
    
        fclose(pFileTemp);
        fclose(pFileB);
    
    
        // Remove temp
        remove("temp.txt");
    
    
        return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
    }
    Last edited by thinkabout; 07-10-2017 at 10:20 AM.

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    > This need to be specific in C.
    rename(2): change name/location of file - Linux man page is part of standard C.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    > This need to be specific in C.
    rename(2): change name/location of file - Linux man page is part of standard C.
    Code:
        if (argc != 3) {
            printf("\n- Invalid Sintax: %s Origin(file) Destination(file)\n- Ex: %s CodeA.txt CodeB.Txt\n\n", argv[0], argv[0]);
            return -1;
        }
    
    
        rename(argv[1], "temp.txt");
        rename(argv[2], argv[1]);
        rename("temp.txt", argv[2]);
        remove("temp.txt");

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    Quote Originally Posted by thinkabout View Post
    Code:
        if (argc != 3) {
            printf("\n- Invalid Sintax: %s Origin(file) Destination(file)\n- Ex: %s CodeA.txt CodeB.Txt\n\n", argv[0], argv[0]);
            return -1;
        }
    
    
        rename(argv[1], "temp.txt");
        rename(argv[2], argv[1]);
        rename("temp.txt", argv[2]);
        remove("temp.txt");
    Why do you not error check the renames to insure everything worked?
    Code:
        rename("temp.txt", argv[2]);
        remove("temp.txt");
    You renamed "temp.txt", so no need to remove a fie that no longer exists!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rstanley View Post
    Why do you not error check the renames to insure everything worked?
    Code:
        rename("temp.txt", argv[2]);
        remove("temp.txt");
    You renamed "temp.txt", so no need to remove a fie that no longer exists!

    Code:
        // rename - 0 on sucess , -1 on error.
        if (rename(argv[1], "temp.txt") == -1)
            return -1;
    
    
        if (rename(argv[2], argv[1]) == -1)
            return -1;
    
    
        if (rename("temp.txt", argv[2]) == -1)
            return -1;

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