"File" undeclared issue/stdio not found

Hello, I am new to c programming so please be patient. When I try to run this code through the compiler, it comes out as a "FILE" undeclared error on line four, even when i move line four lower via the enter key. Also, my stdio.h file is not being picked up by the compiler, even when I type out the full destination. here is the code:

Code:

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#include<C:\Users\drewtoby\Desktop\My Folder\projects\C\Game\stdio.h>

 void main()
  {
 
 FILE * fopen(char * "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe");

 
char astring[99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999];
int i = 0;
getch( "%s", astring );
for ( i = 0; i < 10; ++i )
{
    if ( astring[i] == 'w' )
    {
        goto up_key;
    }
    if ( astring[i] == 's' )
    {
        goto down_key;
    }
            if ( astring[i] == 'a' )
    {
        goto left_key;
    }
            if ( astring[i] == 'd' )
    {
        goto right_key;
    }
                    if ( astring[i] == 'z' )
    {
        goto power_key;
    }
}

up_key:
{}
down_key:
{}
left_key:
{}
right_key:
{}
power_key:
{}
  }

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My main goal is to be able to open up different windows for a very small image game. I have read through some tutorials, and understand the BASICS at the moment. Thanks for the help!!!

Depending on your IDE you can probably inform the compiler as to where the standard libraries are and avoid all this nonsense. Then just include stdio.h and change void main() to int main(void). Don't forget to return 0 at the end.

Also the use of goto should definitely not be your first choice in that situation, least you want to end up with wonderful spaghetti code.

If your compiler can find headers other than stdio.h, then your installation should be broken. I would ensure that stdio.h is within your PATH (and use the compiler's versions)

Also to note, 9999999999999... is not a valid integer and may cause undefined results or errors on other platforms, you may wish to use a predefined macro for the maximum integer size (i.e. in limits.h) or rewrite your script to use a char instead of a string as that seems to be all you are using.

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Originally Posted by drewtoby

Hello, I am new to c programming so please be patient. When I try to run this code through the compiler, it comes out as a "FILE" undeclared error on line four, even when i move line four lower via the enter key. Also, my stdio.h file is not being picked up by the compiler, even when I type out the full destination. here is the code:

Code:

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#include<C:\Users\drewtoby\Desktop\My Folder\projects\C\Game\stdio.h>

 void main()
  {
 
 FILE * fopen(char * "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe");

 
char astring[99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999];

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My main goal is to be able to open up different windows for a very small image game. I have read through some tutorials, and understand the BASICS at the moment. Thanks for the help!!!

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First, it is very unlikely your compiler's include files are in your project directory... find the correct path and adjust your compiler's "include" settings so that it finds stdio.h with just #include <stdio.h> ... Failing to do this, may require uninstalling and reinstalling the compiler. Also note that some "brain dead" compilers have real problems with paths that have spaces in them... eg. C:\Program Files ... so check the docs.

Second; in your C Library docs look up the correct usage of FILE and fopen()... what you got ain't it.

Third... did you really intend to create a string that's bigger than the address space of your computer's memory? Looks like you need to read up on arrays and strings as well.

Also, it should be "" and not <> for an absolute include path as well, and \ needs to be escaped to \\ multiple times for what its worth.

Okay, thanks for all of the help! I'll start re-writing!

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Originally Posted by drewtoby

Okay, thanks for all of the help! I'll start re-writing!

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Actually, in your place, I think I'd want to do a LOT of reading first...

Climb into the textbooks and/or tutorials. Go through them page by page, do all the exercises, pay with them understand how they work, then move on to the next page...

When you finish that, you should be able to write smallish programs completely on your own...