fscanfUL()

Synopsis

int fscanfUL(file f, string format, <type1> &var1 [, <type2> &var2...]);

Parameter

Return value

In the event of errors, the function returns -1 or EOF otherwise, the number of read characters.

Error

If incorrect data types are used or if a file is not open.

Description

Writes to a file similar to fscanf() but changes to the current Windows user language before converting (Start->Settings-> Countries) to be able to use, for example, semicolons as in other Windows programs such as Excel.

Example

The following example writes three float values into a text file and reads them from the file again.

main()
{
  file f;
  int i;
  dyn_float value;
  value[1]=12.123;
  value[2]=8.0;
  value[3]=3.1;
  f=fopen("C:/TEMP/tfile.TXT","w+"); //creates a file for writing
  and reading
  for (i=1;i<=3;i++) fprintfUL(f,"%5.3f\n",value[i]);
  //writes the float values into the text file
  rewind(f); //back to the beginning of the file
  for (i=0;i<=3;i++)
  {
    fscanfUL(f,"%f",value[i]); //reads the float values from the
    file
    DebugN(value[i]);
  }
  fclose(f);//closes the file
}

Example

The following example writes the current day, month and year into a text file and reads the data from the file again.

main()
{
  file f;
  int err;
  time now = getCurrentTime(); //gets the current time
  int tDay,tMonth,tYear;
  f=fopen("C:/TEMP/TEST.TXT","w"); //creates a new file for
  writing
  err=ferror(f); //searches for file errors
  fprintfUL(f,"Today is : %d %d %d", day(now), month(now),
  year(now)); //writes "Today is"+ current date into a text file
  TEST.TXT
  fclose(f); //closes the file
  f=fopen("C:/TEMP/TEST.TXT","r"); //opens the file for
  reading
  fscanfUL(f,"Today is : %d %d %d", tDay,tMonth,tYear);
  //reads the current date from the text file
  DebugN(tDay,tMonth,tYear);
  err=ferror(f);
  fclose(f);
}

Assignment

File functions

Availability

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