Thread: Problem in displaying records in a file

I have written a code to create a file and store 3 records each record has a string and a number.

My code successfully creates the file but i cannot read and display its contents.

Please tell me where i went wrong?

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
	FILE *fptr;
	int n;                            //number declaration
	char a[10];                  //string declaration

	fptr=fopen("myfile.txt","w");   //opening file
	if(fptr==NULL) printf("Error opening file!");  //error 

	for(n=1;n<=3;n++)      //loop for writing to file
	{
		gets(a);
		fprintf(fptr,"%s %d\n",a,n);
	}
	fclose(fptr);     //closing file

	fptr=fopen("myfile.txt","r");   //opening in reading mode
	while(fscanf(fptr,"%s %d\n",a,&n)!=EOF)
		printf("%s %d\n",a,n);   //display
	fclose(fptr);
}

Code:

fptr=fopen(name,"r");

Undeclared.

Also, you aren't writing to the file correctly.

Originally Posted by SlyMaelstrom

Code:

fptr=fopen(name,"r");

Undeclared.

Also, you aren't writing to the file correctly.

Sorry that was a type mistake..
The code has some other problem please help!!

I hate to scold you, but you're not really being too polite about this. This forum isn't meant to be a debugger. It's meant to help you along with learning to program. I told you that you had a problem writing to the file correctly, so why don't you start there. The come back to us with an actual attempt at trying to fix your program.

Sorry friend I have made corrections in the original postan I think the problem is in the line

Code:

while(fscanf(fptr,"%s %d\n",a,&n)!=EOF)

Is this not the right method of reading records from the file?

Nope, that's not the line.

Here is a tip: Run the program, then open the file in a text editor. Does it look the way you want it to?

Alright here is the answer.

Code:

printf("%s %d\n",a, n) // You need that.

Again, sorry I didn't see this eariler. I just need some sleep.