From: phreadd AT powerup DOT com DOT au (David Orme)
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Subject: Re: writing a program that reads .txt files
Date: 12 Jun 1997 08:56:52 GMT
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In article <Pine DOT OSF DOT 3 DOT 95 DOT 970611151232 DOT 6412A-100000 AT unicorn DOT it DOT wsu DOT edu>, 
jamesj AT wsunix DOT wsu DOT edu says...
>
>I have recently downloaded a copy of djgpp v2.01 and have been using it
>with the rhide IDE.  I have learned how to write and compile basic
>programs but have been working for 3 days on getting my programs to read
>txt files from a dos diretory. 

This will output a text file to the screen, like type.exe:

<-------------------------BEGIN----------------------------->

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
  FILE *f;
  char ch;

  /* open the file, "rt" means "read, text"       */
  /* if it doesn't work, it might require double  */
  /* slashes. ie. "c://files//sample.txt"         */
  f=fopen("c:/files/sample.txt","rt");

  /* read a char from the file */
  fscanf("%c",&ch);

  /* is it the end of the file yet? */
  while(c!=EOF){

    /* write the char to the screen */
    prinf("%c",ch);

    /* read another character */
    fscanf("%c",&ch);
  }

  /* close the file */
  fclose(f);

  return 0;
}

<------------------------------END-------------------------->

Hope this helps.

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