Thread: Premature EOF

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    Question Premature EOF

    Hi guys,

    I have some code which needs to transfer binary files to a remote server. My problem is, as I read the file from my local machine as I perform the transfer, I get a premature EOF so only a small part of the file is actually transferred.

    My loop is as follows:
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    while ((c = fgetc(fs)) != EOF) {
    I checked the last few bytes that I transfer and they are 00 FF. Could the FF be being interprested as EOF? If so, if there a way around this?

    Thanks for any help!

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    That depends. Is c a char, or an int? Because you can't test for EOF with a char. Well, you can, but then you run into the problem you're having.

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    C is a char. If I made it an int and cast it as a char later would it work?

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    One way to find out...

    You'll need to use an integer if you're trying to read until EOF. You'll notice if you look at the man pages or what not, that fgetc actually returns an int. There's a reason for that, which you've just discovered.

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    Heheh thanks quzah, doing that works great

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