Thread: Reading an array in a while not end of file loop

As part of a program, I have to read golf scores for multiple people into arrays. With the structure of the program, I have to load the array, use it to perform basic operations, and then load the next one, until the end of the input file. Here's what I have so far, where strokes[] is the array, golf is the input file, and result is the output file:

Code:

i = 1;
while(!feof(golf))
{
    for(i = 1; i <= 18; i++)
    {
         fscanf(golf, "%d", &strokes[i]);
         fprintf(result, "%d", strokes[i]);
    }
    i = 1;
    fscanf(golf, "%d", &strokes[i]);
}

I've been using the print for now just as a test to see if the data is reading correctly. I don't know if something is missing or what, but I keep getting infinite loops. I'm new to programming, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Well, I have to use feof according to instructions. As far as the array goes, do you mean that I should set i to 0 and set it to less than 18 in the for statement? Would a while loop be better than a for loop for loading the array?

Thanks

A for loop does just fine but the way you have you go out of bounds.

Code:

int i;
for(i=0; i<18;i++)
{
    // Do stuff
}

Thanks for your help, I figured out what I need to do instead. Each row of scores has a name, so I'm using the name to find EOF, which translates to this:

Code:

int i;
char name[15];

fscanf(golf, "%s", name);
while(!feof(golf))
{
     fprintf(result, "\n%-15s\n", name);
     for(i = 0; i < 18, i++);
     {
          fscanf(golf, "%d", &strokes[i]);
          fprintf(result, "%d", &strokes[i]);
     }
     fscanf(golf, "%s", name);
}