Using fwrite problem

[sgriffiths]

Hello

I am trying to write data to a file.

When writing "STEPHEN", only STEP is written, can anyone help?

below is my code

fp = fopen(filename, "rb+" );

fseek(fp, final_seek_pos, SEEK_SET );
fwrite(update_record, sizeof(update_record),1 ,fp );

fclose(fp);

[Ancient Dragon]

how is update_record defined? It would appear to be a structure, not a simple string as you illustrated. We need more information to help you.

[sgriffiths]

char update_record[40];

[dilip.mathews]

What is final_seek_pos???

#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
FILE *fp;
char update_record[40] = "STEPHEN";
fp = fopen("test.txt", "rb+" );
fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET );
fwrite(update_record, sizeof(update_record),1 ,fp );
fclose(fp);
}

This code is printing STEPHEN for me.

[sgriffiths]

final_seek_pos is whatever position i am writing to in the file and is an int.

The flat file looks something like this

MR GRAHAM GRIFFITHS

I want to write at position set position to be 10 ( start of GRAHAM ), and overwrite with STEPHEN, but only overwriting first 4 characters

[dilip.mathews]

Can u send me ur whole prgrm????

[sgriffiths]

/************************************************************************
* Function     : write_records
* Description  : write updated records to file
***********************************************************************/
void write_records(int row, int screen_pos, char *update_record, const int InLRecL, const int field, const int SchemaFlag, const char *filename, const char *schema, const unsigned int DisplayHexFlag, unsigned long long total_bytes )
{
FILE *fp;
long working_seek_pos;
long final_seek_pos;
int   len=0;


row=row-3;
if ( RECORD_NUM >= 16 )
{
RECORD_NUM=RECORD_NUM-16;
working_seek_pos=RECORD_NUM+row;
working_seek_pos=working_seek_pos*InLRecL;
}
else
{
RECORD_NUM=RECORD_NUM-3;
working_seek_pos=InLRecL*row;
}


final_seek_pos=working_seek_pos+screen_pos-1;
len = strlen(update_record);


if ( len < InSchStruct[field].field_length )
{


do {


strcat(update_record, " " );
len++;
}while( len != InSchStruct[field].field_length );
}


/* Write records */
fp = fopen(filename, "rb+" );
fseek(fp, final_seek_pos, SEEK_SET );
fwrite(update_record, sizeof(update_record),1 ,fp );


fclose(fp);


}

[dilip.mathews]

I have one suggestion. Instead of giving sizeof(update_record),
in fwrite, directly give 40 and try. I think that is creating the problem.
The sizeof pointer will be 4 bytes so the first four bytes are getting printed. The best thing u can do is pass the sizeof string also as one arg and use it in fwrite.
It should work.

[sgriffiths]

I have one suggestion. Instead of giving sizeof(update_record),
in fwrite, directly give 40 and try. I think that is creating the problem.
The sizeof pointer will be 4 bytes so the first four bytes are getting printed. The best thing u can do is pass the sizeof string also as one arg and use it in fwrite.
It should work.

Works!!!

Thank you very much