Reading a Text File in C Language

In this article, I would like to show you how to read a text file using C programming language. I am using Dev C++ as my C compiler in writing this program.

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Sample Program Output

Content of the write.txt

Program Listing

/*read_file.c

 Author    : Mr. Jake Rodriguez Pomperada,BSCS,MAED-IT

 Date      : December 2, 2018  Sunday 11:26 AM

 Location  : Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

 Website   : http://www.jakerpomperada.com

 Emails    : jakerpomperada@jakerpomperada.com

             jakerpomperada@gmail.com

             jakerpomperada@yahoo.com

             jakerpomperada@aol.com

*/

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h> /* For exit() function */

#include <stdlib.h> /* For system("pause"); statement */

int main()

{

    char c[1000];

    FILE *fptr;

    if ((fptr = fopen("write.txt", "r")) == NULL)

    {

        printf("Error! opening file");

        /* Program exits if file pointer returns NULL. */

        exit(1);         

    }

    /* reads text until newline */

    fscanf(fptr,"%[^\n]", c);

    printf("\n");

    printf("\tReading Data from the file:\n\n%s", c);

    fclose(fptr);

    printf("\n\n");

  printf("\tEND OF PROGRAM");

  printf("\n\n");

  system("pause");

}