Re: problem

["Neato" <nocirckids@nocirc.org>]

> Hi
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <string.h>
>
>
>
> /**************************************************> main <*/
> int main( void )
> {
> int myData = 7;

first off, why initialize myData if you're replacing it?

> FILE *fp;
> fp = fopen( "My Data File", "r" );
> fscanf( "%d", &myData );


but the main problem is you're not telling fscanf() what file pointer to
use.

fscanf(fp, "%d", &myData);

would be correct.


>
> printf( "Goodbye..." );
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> Why doesn't this compile? It says that it can't convert char * to
> struct_file.
> How can I read in a single number from a file?
>
> By
> Toby
> P.S.: I think I don't need all those includes.
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