A question on file streaming in C

[Golden Bunny]

Hey, just wanted to let you guys know. I just read some tutorials at gametutorials.com and the way they write to files is complicating. I've found a easier way. Why didn't gametutorials use this?

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
 FILE *fp;
 char filename[30]="SomeFile.txt";

 fp= fopen(filename, "w");

 fprintf(fp, "This is Test");

 fclose(fp);

 system("pause");
 return 0;
}

[quzah]

I've found a easier way. Why didn't gametutorials use this?

Probably because you do no error checking:

fp= fopen(filename, "w");

Anyway, without knowing anything about what you're talking about (Where's your link? What tutorial? Where's the code you're comparing this too?), how am I supposed to guess why they didn't use your code?

Besides, there are many ways to write to a file.

Quzah.

[Golden Bunny]

http://www.gametutorials.com

click on tutorials, then C , and look for their file outputing tutorial.

[quzah]

Originally posted by Golden Bunny
Hey, just wanted to let you guys know. I just read some tutorials at gametutorials.com and the way they write to files is complicating. I've found a easier way. Why didn't gametutorials use this?

I don't see your problem? What exactly is your complaint? What is so hard to understand? For that matter, how is their example any different than yours?

	////////////////////// FPRINTF() ////////////////////////
	
									// Like printf(), fprintf() works exactly the same.  Instead of printing to the screen,
									// It prints it to a file.  You need to give it a file pointer as the first parameter.
	fprintf(fp, "\n\n");							// This will move the file pointer down 2 lines in the text file.
														
	fprintf(fp, "Player: %s\n", szName);			// Here we save the Name of the player to the file.
	fprintf(fp, "Health: %d\n", health);			// Here we save the "health" of the player to the file.  
	fprintf(fp, "Gold: %d\n",   gold);				// Here we save the "gold" of the player to the file.
												// fclose() passes in the file pointer and closes the file for us. (very important)
	fclose(fp);											// We must always close the file after we are done with it.  It frees memory and make's it so we can access it again.

How the ____ is that confusing??
Do you just not know how to use printf? That is the whole point of using fprintf: so you can use it exactly like printf and print formatted data to a file.

Quzah.

[Golden Bunny]

ok.........calm down sir.

From a newbie standpoint, how would......nevermind. Forget it ,I'll probably be bashed anyways.

[swoopy]

Is that the code from the tutorial ? If it is then:

>I've found a easier way
What easier way did you find ? Please explain, because it appears both your (Golden Bunny's) example and the tutorial use fprintf().

[quzah]

Originally posted by Golden Bunny
ok.........calm down sir.

From a newbie standpoint, how would......nevermind. Forget it ,I'll probably be bashed anyways.

I wasn't bashing you. I was asking how is that not simplistic? What point are you having trouble with?

Quzah.