From:	Damian Yerrick <DELCAPSyerricde AT pineight DOT 8mSOFTWARE DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: open dir
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Date:	Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:52:24 GMT
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On 26 Oct 1999 12:14:32 GMT,
Forsberg Sakari <zacu AT cc DOT tut DOT fi> wrote:

> hela DOT wann AT gmx DOT net wrote:
> > How can I open a file in another dir?
> 
> > The program runs in c:\test and the file shall be opened in c:\test\object
> 
> I don't know whether you want us to tell you
> what function you have to use, or
> what syntax you have to use...
> 
> it should be enough that you
> put "object\filename" in the opening command
> instead of "filename".
> 
> > how do i have to implement thie?

fopen("object/foo.bin", "rb");
or
fopen("object\\foo.bin", "rb");

If you use backslashes, you have to double up because C treats \ as an
escape character.

> What?

<portable to=dos to=unix>
C and C++ use \n for newline, that is, Ctrl+J.
\r is Return (Ctrl+M), \t is Tab (Ctrl+I), etc.


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