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Subject: Re: Files with GCC
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:40:25 GMT
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David Mitchell <dmitchell AT inet DOT net DOT nz> wrote in message
news:930735428 DOT 887115 AT kyle DOT inet DOT net DOT nz...
> Could somebody tell me what is wrong with this code?
>
> int points;
> FILE *objFile;
>
> objFile = fopen(fname, "rt");

Is "fname" defined properly? Does the file really exist?  Insert a test to
make sure the file was opened successfully

if (!objFile)
{
    printf("File not opened successfully.");
    exit_in_a_better_way_than_crashing();
}

>
> fscanf(objFile, "%d", points);
>
> When I run this, my program crashes with this message:
>
> Exiting due to signal SIGSEG
[snip]
>
> What's wrong?  Sorry if this is a bit vague.
>
> David
>
It is also possible that this code is not the problem. For help on debugging
the traceback, see the FAQ section 9.2. Just remember to compile your exe
with the "-g" option.