Thread: reading file

Hey guys im trying to read a file seperated by '|' with 8 fields and 7 '|'
for some reason i cant successfully read a new field which i added menually to the file in the program. Iv tried copying it into the struct but then i get a pointer to integer error am i going about this the correct way?

Code:

struct node
{

   int qtyInStock;
}

Code:

      /* Read the submenu file line by line, until there is no more to
         read */
      while(fgets(submenuLine, MAX_SUBMENU_LINE, submenuFileLoad) != NULL)
      {
         lineNumber++;

         submenuToken = strtok(submenuLine, DELIM);
         submenuNode = (ItemTypePtr)malloc(sizeof(ItemType));

         /* If cannot allocate memory, exit program */
         if(submenuNode == NULL)
         {
            fprintf(stderr, "\nMemory Allocation for item node failed!\n");
            fprintf(stderr, "Exiting program...\n");
            return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }

         numTokens = 0;

         while(submenuToken != NULL)
         {
            numTokens++;

                       
            
            /*loading qytInStock for each item*/
            if(numTokens == 8)
            {
               
               if((strlen(submenuToken) <0 ))
               {
                 printf("Stock levels must be above 0\n");
                 printf("exiting on error\n");
                 free(submenuNode);
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
               }
               
                /*initializing the qtySold array to 0
                for small medium and large*/

                for(i = 0; i<NUM_PRICES; i++)
                {
                submenuNode->qtySold[SMALL] = 0;
                submenuNode->qtySold[MEDIUM] = 0;
                submenuNode->qtySold[LARGE] = 0;
                }

Did you change your variable max_submenu_line to compensate for a longer line of data?

Adak

oohhh yehhh i dont think i put enough

nope still getting the same problem

As Adak said, it would be more better if your could show us a bit more of your code and a sample text while which u are trying to read. This would really help in find the error.

And more over using strtok us not a good idea, cos it alters the system, if your need the originally string in the future u will have to back it up before u use strtok or u will have to use the alternative.

ssharish20054