From: ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se (Martin Str|mberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: File I/O problem (newbie)
Date: 22 Jul 1998 18:47:25 GMT
Organization: University of Lulea, Sweden
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Jim Barlow (Jim_Barlow AT bc DOT sympatico DOT ca) wrote:
: int readthefile (char *filename) {

[Klippa, klapp, kluppit most of function.]

:     if (cur == &first) { // if so, there are no occurences of 'staredit'
:         return F_NOSTRINGS;
:     }
: }
: 
: long getfsize (FILE *fp) {
:     fseek (fp, 0, SEEK_END);
:     return ftell (fp);
: }
: 
: // adds a new item to the list and returns the new item
: OFF_LIST *add_to_list (OFF_LIST *item, char *offset, int len) {
: OFF_LIST *newlist;
: 
:     item->next = newlist = (OFF_LIST *)safemalloc (sizeof(OFF_LIST));
:     newlist->offset = offset;
:     newlist->maxlen = len;
:     newlist->next = NULL;
: 
:     return newlist;
: }
: 
: For some reason, this function always returns F_NOWAVS even if the file consists
: completely of "mystringmystringmystringmysting...."  What's wrong here?

Which function? If it's readthefile you mean, it's not returning
F_NOWAVS but garbage as you don't have return if you reach the end of
it.


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							MartinS