From:	"Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <cp1v45 AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Files with GCC
Date:	Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:01:34 -0400
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David Mitchell wrote:

> Could somebody tell me what is wrong with this code?
>
> int points;
> FILE *objFile;
>
> objFile = fopen(fname, "rt");
>
> fscanf(objFile, "%d", points);

fscanf(objFile, "%d", &points);

> What's wrong?  Sorry if this is a bit vague.

    You were passing the value of the interger, not the address, therefore,
it was trying to stuff the value into an undisclosed (arbitry) address.

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     -Rolf Campbell (39)3-6318

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