Data - Writing and Writing C in C++

[SuchtyTV]

Hey,

I actually try to learn about Unix-Network - Development, but I am pretty much a Newbie. (Not studying CS, yet...)
I am learning C++ just since 1 Month and therefore I do not want to go into C yet. (Would be confusing...)
Unfortunately, the book uses C which leads me to the first question:

I know you write this completely different in C++, but will the C++ Community kill me if I wrote code like this:

//ignore the german sentences, they are just stating what just happend wrongly
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>


int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
    int fd;
    mode_t mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP |S_IROTH;
    char filename[] = "read.data";
    char text[] = "0123\n""4567\n""89ab\n""cdef\n""ghij\n""klmn\n""opqr\n""stuv\n""wxyz\n";
    ssize_t bw;
    
    fd = open(filename,O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, mode);
    if(fd < 0){
        printf( "Kann die Datei '%s' nicht öffnen: %s\n",filename,strerror(errno) );
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    bw = write(fd,text,strlen(text));
    if(bw != strlen(text)){
        printf("Konnte nur %zd Bytes schreiben. \n", bw);
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    if(close( fd ) != 0){
        printf("Konnte die Datei '%s' nicht schließen: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    printf("Done\n");
    return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

The second question is where read.data is created, I cannot find it in the filesystem, which leads me to the conclusion something went wrong. (Does not work with main.c either || I am using Mac)

Kind regards,
Niclas

[laserlight]

I normally agree that trying to learn C and C++ at the same time would be confusing... but from what I see you're doing it anyway. Just learn C too.

[SuchtyTV]

I normally agree that trying to learn C and C++ at the same time would be confusing... but from what I see you're doing it anyway. Just learn C too.

Ok, thank you. And where the file is saved?

[john.c]

The file will be created in the current directory, which should be the directory you ran the executable from, as long as you have write access to that directory.

What does "Does not work with main.c either" mean?

BTW, the C++ community (and the modern C community) would kill you for defining fd and bw a mile away from where you initialize them.

EDIT: Also, the format spec "%zd" is for size_t, not ssize_t. So it's probably best to print ssize_t like this:

        printf("Konnte nur %ld Bytes schreiben. \n", (long)bw);

[SuchtyTV]

Hey,

the Code is actually copied from the book, which latest version was published in 2006... (still has good reviews)
The code might actually be older (1999) because the author is writing in old German grammar ...
I admit being confused with all this size_t and tsize_t and long long and long long int... (most lightly because I know Java ...) I actually haven't a clue how to deal with all this...

If I copy the Programm to another folder it works...

$ cd ..
$sudo /Programm
$ cat test.data

But in XCode, no file is created...
Why?

[john.c]

Presumably you don't have write access to whatever directory XCode is starting in. I notice that you are running it with sudo from the terminal. That shouldn't be necessary if you are running it from one of your own directories.

Try adding this to the beginning of the program and running it in XCode. It should tell you the directory it is in.

    char buf[1000];
    if (getcwd(buf, sizeof buf) == NULL) {
        perror("getcwd");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    printf("dir: %s\n", buf);

[SuchtyTV]

1. What exactly is getcwd and peerror() doing?
2. My Output is: /Users/niclas/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Program-gjhkltdqgrdwcyfwfjnhetppjpgl/Build/Products/Debug
(Which is defintely stupid, my Terminal could not find this file by:

$ cd ..
$ find /* test.data

But it is there! I actually do not know why xCode is creating this in my Lib, where my workspace is in my Docs...)

Thank you!!!

[john.c]

Look up functions that you don't know (you'll be doing a lot of that!).

And you aren't using "find" correctly. It should be find / -name read.data

[SuchtyTV]

Works fine. Thank you.
Mostly lightly this won't be the last question, but lightly for the day.

Have a good night!