Where is "STDIO.H" located?

Hi all,
I would like to ask you, where the file "STDIO.H" is located (for example in my computer).
Because I have recently searched for the file "stdio.h" in my computer and the only files I found were saved in the "Microsoft Visual Studio" directory but nothing in WINDOWS folder or like that.
So if you could tell me, if there is on each computer after installing Windows (or another system) created the "STDIO.H" file, or if it is created after installing some "C/C++" program (like MS Visual Studio).

And my second question would be, which program is best for programming in "C", for example "MS Visual Studio" or something else?

Thanks.


Petike.

Although I have little experience with C, I can answer most of your questions.

STDIO.H is a header file, which means that it's needed by compilers in order to find the functions you're using in your code, because let's face it, most of the functions we're using are code written by the creators of the language to make our life easier. So no, your computer doesn't have header files installed by default, it has libraries. Since your computer doesn't compile code by default, it runs precompiled binaries, which find all the libraries they need in DLLs, such as msvcrt*.dll for programs written in C.

Header files come along with any C compiler, and any C IDE for that matter, that's why you found STDIO.H in Visual Studio's directories.

The best program for programming in C is due to each user to decide. Although I've been using the Visual Studio suite to program in Visual Basic, I find it too bulky for my ANSI C assignments, for which I use some of the free C IDEs there are out there, such as C-Free and Dev-C++.

i ' not sure, but you have to search for an open source compiler, like Codeblocks.
In my computer stdio.h is located at (something like)
C:\Program Files\ CodeBlocks\include\stdio

So here we are

Header files are a development-only component. You will never find them unless a development environment, or at least a compiler, has been installed. So it's no big mystery why you are finding these files under your VS installation.

...thank you very much for your replies.
One more question, is there only "ONE VERSION" of "STDIO.H" in the "world", or there are various stdio.h files with various data. For example, if I would like to download the STDIO.H file from the internet, would be all the basic "functions" included there?

Petike.

Header files contain implementation-specific details and macros; for instance, FILE, BUFSIZ, EOF may vary depending on what kind of machine you're on. A C compiler is obligated to provide stdio.h for you (unless you're compiling for a freestanding/embedded system), and that stdio.h will have appropriate values for where you are.

The standard declarations and functions are common, however each header file differs depending on the platform and compiler.

Check out the following two stdio's. The small one coming from MinGW, the bigger one from MSVC++ 2005.

I suggest to download an opensource compiler and ( i belive, but not for sure ) you can modify the headers files
for example you can change the value below

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#define FOPEN_MAX        (20)

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FOPEN_MAX is the maximum number of files that could be open at the same time

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Originally Posted by Petike

...thank you very much for your replies.
One more question, is there only "ONE VERSION" of "STDIO.H" in the "world", or there are various stdio.h files with various data. For example, if I would like to download the STDIO.H file from the internet, would be all the basic "functions" included there?

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No functions exist inside header files. They are useless without the libraries they are associated with.

Header files don't give you anything. You have to #include them in order to compile, that's all.

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Originally Posted by brewbuck

No functions exist inside header files. They are useless without the libraries they are associated with.

Header files don't give you anything. You have to #include them in order to compile, that's all.

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And my question is, where can i find funcions. For example, i like to study the "printf" function. Is this not available in a opensource compiler?

> Is this not available in a opensource compiler?
It's not part of the compiler, it's part of the standard C library.
Look for "glibc source code"

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Originally Posted by Salem

> Is this not available in a opensource compiler?
It's not part of the compiler, it's part of the standard C library.
Look for "glibc source code"

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in google?
believe me i will look at!!!!

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Originally Posted by fractal

And my question is, where can i find funcions. For example, i like to study the "printf" function. Is this not available in a opensource compiler?

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If you're using Visual Studio, the source code is in the crt\src sub-directory. Here's the default location for VC++ 2005:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\crt\src

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Originally Posted by cpjust

If you're using Visual Studio, the source code is in the crt\src sub-directory. Here's the default location for VC++ 2005:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\crt\src

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is that .c files so i can read them?

Most are .c or .cpp files. Some functions are .asm though.
The easiest way is to take a look for yourself.