populate array with a file using fgets

[annonymous21]

I have been working on this for some time and need some help. I have posted to another forum with no results. I figured i would try here and see if i can get some real help. I am trying to populate an array with the contents of a file using fgets. I have a text file with 4 lines to test out my program and my program only prints the 4th line and then a new line and exits. I wrote a mini chat and am going turn it into an FTP server. So here is my data handler section

for( ; ; ) 
{
int size, count = 0;
FILE *fd;
fd = fopen(argv[3], "r");

fseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
size = ftell(fd);
rewind(fd);

        if(fd == NULL) 
        {
        printf("%s. FD(NULL)\n", strerror(errno));
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
        }
        	else if(fd)
		{	
			while(count < size)
			{
			count++;
			
				while((fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fd)) != NULL)
				{				
				//fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fd);
				}
			}
				
				writefd = write(sockfd, buffer, strlen(buffer));
	
				        if(writefd <= 0)
	        			{
	        			printf("%s. WRITE(-1).\n", strerror(errno));
	        			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	        			}
		}

if((readfd = read(sockfd, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) < 0);
        {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error reading message from %s\n", inet_ntoa(cli_addr.sin_addr));
        printf("%s. READ(c)\n", strerror(errno));
        exit(0);
        }

//Test to see if the buffer is blank. Uncomment to test.
        if(readfd == 0)
        {
        printf("Null buffer. READ(0)\n");
        }

                else 
                {
                fprintf(stdout, "%s", buffer);
                }

}

i would really appreciate any help or guidance. Thanks

[WaltP]

My main problem is your lack of consistent formatting and really deep indents. It makes the code very difficult to follow. See this for better formatting techniques.

[annonymous21]

Fixed the problem. Thanks for the help!

[annonymous21]

In any case i have figured it out. Thanks for the help! A sloppy approach but i will fix it up.

for( ; ; ) 
{
int count = 0;

FILE *fd;
fd = fopen(argv[3], "r");

fseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
int32_t size = (int32_t)ftell(fd);
rewind(fd);

	if(fd < 0)
	{
	printf("%s", strerror(errno));
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

        if(fd == NULL)
        {
        printf("%s. FD(NULL)\n", strerror(errno));
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
        }
        	else if(fd)
		{

			while(count < size)
			{
			
				if((fread(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 1, fd)) != '\0')
				{					
				fread(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 1, fd);
				}
			
				if (buffer[strlen(buffer) -1] == '\n')						
				buffer[strlen(buffer)-1] = '\0';

			count++;
			}
				
				writefd = write(sockfd, buffer, strlen(buffer));
	
				        if(writefd <= 0)
	        			{
	        			printf("%s. WRITE(-1).\n", strerror(errno));
	        			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	        			}
		}

if((readfd = read(sockfd, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) < 0);
        {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error reading message from %s\n", inet_ntoa(cli_addr.sin_addr));
        printf("%s. READ(c)\n", strerror(errno));
        exit(0);
        }

//Test to see if the buffer is blank. Uncomment to test.
        if(readfd == 0)
        {
        printf("Null buffer. READ(0)\n");
        }

                else 
                {
                fprintf(stdout, "%s", buffer);
                }

}