From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Boy do I feel STUPID!! ....Files question...
Date: 24 Aug 1997 08:39:53 GMT
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"Locke" (lockeg AT usa DOT net) writes:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> i am feeling really stupid, but i need help.  I have been working on this
> game and it's going verrry well, but i've hit a wall.  I can't believe
> this, but i can't remember how to write an array of structures to a file!
> 
> for instance... say i have a structure called S_MAP it goes as follows:
> 
> typedef struct
> {
>    char *name;
>    int tiles[MAX_Y][MAX_X];
> } S_MAP;
> 
> S_MAP Maps[MAX_MAPS];
> 
> 
> That's a very watered down version of the structure, but it gets the idea
> across...
> Anyway, i want to write the variable Maps to a file and then later read it
> back in.  I can't believe that I can write low level graphics routines, a
> keyboard handler and all this really complicated stuff, but can't remember
> how to write to a file.  Well, any help would be greatly appreceated...

fwrite(Maps,sizeof(S_MAP),MAX_MAPS,my_file_pointer_returned_by_fopen);

Two remarks: one: this is documented in the info files, info libc a
fwrite. Two, this is a general C question, and might be better placed in
comp.lang.c.
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