1. Manipulating File IO in Visual C++
Speaker: Yao-Ting Huang
Advisor: Kun-Mao Chao
National Taiwan University
Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering
Algorithms and Computational Biology Lab.
2018/11/24

2. Standard IO Manipulating Functions
You have to include <stdio.h>.
You have to use the file pointer.
#include <stdio.h> File *fp; fp = fopen(“myfile.txt”, “w”);
fprintf(fp,”Hello!”);
fclose(fp);
The fopen function requests OS for a memory buffer.
Your program actually reads/writes to the buffer, and the OS controls the trasmission between the buffer and disk.

3. Standard IO Manipulating Functions
The fclose function flushes the remaining contents in the buffer and release the pointer and buffer.
The maximum number of opened file pointers are depending on OS.
Write
Write
Disk
C Program
Memory
Buffer
Read
Read

4. Standard IO Manipulating Functions
The syntax of fopen
File* fopen(char *filename, char *mode);
mode: “r”, “w”, “a”, “r+”, “w+b”, …etc.
If the file can not be open or created, the fopen function returns 0 (NULL).
Other file manipulating functions:
fscanf and fprintf: formatted input/output file functions.
fgetc, fputc: get or put a single char from or into a file.
fgets, fputs: get or out a string from or into a file.
See an example.

5. Homework #4 (1/3)
Write a program that prompts the user to input an integer n.
Draw a triangle with n levels, and each level has n star symbols. For example,
n = 3,
* * * * * *
After drawing the triangle, repeat the above process until the user inputs a negative integer.

6. Homework #4 (2/3) An usage scenario:
Please input: 2 * * * Please input: 3 * * * * * * Please input: -9 Thank you for using this program.

7. Homework #4 (3/3) You can draw other shapes to get bonus.
e.g., n=3 (triangle) * * * * * *
e.g., n=3 (reverse triangle) * * * * * *
Due date: 11/18.

8. Outline of Lecture Today
A C file application.
Demo of your Homework #3.
Please make sure your program is ready to execute.