running c program

[skyguy2002]

I have wriiten a C program that complies and builds perfectly without
errors.
The purpose of the program is to count the number of times that the
letter a occurs in a file.
My only problem is in running the program.
What command should I give(using microsoft visual C)to get a reading
of the number of a's in the file: 'test.c' say?

 

[Joona I Palaste]

I have wriiten a C program that complies and builds perfectly without
errors.
The purpose of the program is to count the number of times that the
letter a occurs in a file.
My only problem is in running the program.
What command should I give(using microsoft visual C)to get a reading
of the number of a's in the file: 'test.c' say?

It depends entirely on how your program works. Are we supposed to read
your mind to see how you have written the code? I'll take a shot in the
dark anyway. If you're reading from stdin, try:
C:\> test <test.c
If your program instead opens a file supplied as a command-line
argument and reads fro it, try:
C:\> test test.c
If your program opens test.c in another way, use it instead. If your
program can't open test.c at all, you're stuck.
The point is: show your code. We're not psychic.

 

[Sidney Cadot]

[...] We're not psychic.

I had this eery premonition that someone was going to answer along these
lines ...

Best regards, Sidney

 

[CBFalconer]

[...] We're not psychic.

I had this eery premonition that someone was going to answer
along these lines ...

Well, I am. After compiling, push the third button from the left
and spit on the keyboard. (I didn't say I was a good psychic).

 

[Mike Wahler]

I have wriiten a C program that complies and builds perfectly without
errors.
The purpose of the program is to count the number of times that the
letter a occurs in a file.
My only problem is in running the program.
What command should I give(using microsoft visual C)to get a reading
of the number of a's in the file: 'test.c' say?

Say clearly in a loud voice: "Computer! How many 'a' characters
are in my file?" Then listen carefully for the reply.


Alternatively, delete the file. Then the answer to the question
is: zero.

-Mike

 

[pete]

If you're reading from stdin, try:
C:\> test <test.c

Is that standard C ?

 

[Artie Gold]

Joona I Palaste wrote:




Is that standard C ?

It is not.

HTH,
--ag

 

[Gordon Burditt]

I have wriiten a C program that complies and builds perfectly without

errors.

This is a warning sign that the program has bugs.

The purpose of the program is to count the number of times that the
letter a occurs in a file.
My only problem is in running the program.

Hint: don't use the name of a program that already exists
on your system. 'test' already exists on a number of platforms,
UNIX variants especially.

What command should I give(using microsoft visual C)to get a reading
of the number of a's in the file: 'test.c' say?

Microsoft has commands? As distinguished from furious rodent-clicking?

You wrote this homework problem, right? Where did you write it to
get its input from? Do you give the name of the file as a command-line
argument? If so, invoke the command with the name of the file as a
command-line argument.

Gordon L. Burditt

 

[Emmanuel Delahaye]

Is that standard C ?

No, it's a system feature.