On the subject of making a troubleshooter

[McJobless]

Very specific (I hope), for C Programming, I need a way of scaning codes in file and reporting if they are broken or not. Any suggestions?

[apemax]

well one way you could do it is you could compare a line from one file too a line from another file that works. so you have a sort of database file for all the right ways and one of all the wrong ways. i could probably come up with the base code for you if you'd like. is it going to be in C or C++?

[McJobless]

well one way you could do it is you could compare a line from one file too a line from another file that works. so you have a sort of database file for all the right ways and one of all the wrong ways. i could probably come up with the base code for you if you'd like. is it going to be in C or C++?

I'm using C, but I'll I really need to too know the code for comparing strings...otherwise, I have a general idea on how to make this work.

[McJobless]

Havinh trouble. Here is the source so far:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <stdlib.h>


     int readfile(void);

     int test1 (void);


     char filepath[255];

     void abort (void);

     int crashfileread;

     char legocode[7] = {'L', 'e', 'g', 'o', '*', ' ', '{',};

     char clegocode[8] = {'L', 'e', 'g', 'o', '*', ' ', '{',};

     int t = 1;


int main()

{  


     printf ("\n------------------------------------------\n");     

     printf ("Welcome To the Debugger.\n\n");

     printf ("In this application you'll be able to check Lego.cfg for any errors.\n\n");

     printf ("Currently, this program is at:\n");

     printf ("Version 0.01B: Testers Edition\n\n");

     printf ("Developer: Extreme110\n");

     printf ("Official Test-Team: Extreme110, \"YOUR NAME HERE\"\n");

     printf ("\n------------------------------------------\n");

     printf ("To start, please type in the directory of the file:\n");

     scanf ("%s",filepath);

     printf ("Ok, gimme a second...\n");

     readfile ();

     if (crashfileread = 1) {

        abort;

        }

}


int readfile()


{

     FILE *pFile;

     pFile = fopen (filepath,"r");

     if (!pFile) {

        printf ("Can't Find The File Specified\n");

        fclose (pFile);

        crashfileread = 1;

        return 1;

        }

     else {

          printf ("File Found. Scan will begin...\n");

          fclose (pFile);

          test1 (); 

          }

}   


int test1()


{


     FILE *pFile;

     pFile = fopen (filepath,"r"); 

     fgets(filepath,8,stdin);

     if (strcmp(legocode,clegocode) != 0){   

        printf ("Function \"Lego* {\" is decleared. Continuing Search...\n");

     }else{

        printf ("The line \"Lego* {\" is missing from the first part of your .cfg.\nPlease fix this.\nContinuing search...\n");

     }

     return 0;

}

I'm having the problem at test1, when we get to the if statement. When I run the program with a code that doesn't have "Lego* {" in it, it still says that it has. Problem: The debugger then won't do its job because if someone has ommited that line out then that's a problem with the code the debugger should be pointing out.

It seems however if the compilier is ignoring ALL my "if" statements.

If anyone has a fix, it would be much appreciated.

[apemax]

well C++ is more my area but i did have a look at the code. i ran this with the Lego.cfg file and it didn't find "Lego* {".

does this only check the first line?

I'm having the problem at test1, when we get to the if statement. When I run the program with a code that doesn't have "Lego* {" in it, it still says that it has. Problem: The debugger then won't do its job because if someone has ommited that line out then that's a problem with the code the debugger should be pointing out.

well i'm having the opposite problem. i made a .txt file, put "Lego* {" in it, ran the program and and it didn't find it.

[McJobless]

well C++ is more my area but i did have a look at the code. i ran this with the Lego.cfg file and it didn't find "Lego* {".

does this only check the first line?

I'm having the problem at test1, when we get to the if statement. When I run the program with a code that doesn't have "Lego* {" in it, it still says that it has. Problem: The debugger then won't do its job because if someone has ommited that line out then that's a problem with the code the debugger should be pointing out.

well i'm having the opposite problem. i made a .txt file, put "Lego* {" in it, ran the program and and it didn't find it.

I fixed it. Turns out that "clegocode" wasn't linked to anything, but was an array holding the same contents as the array it was trying to compare.

[apemax]

ok glad to see you fixed it. if you don't mind me asking why did you choose to make it in C instead of C++?

[McJobless]

ok glad to see you fixed it. if you don't mind me asking why did you choose to make it in C instead of C++?

1) I'm still learning C++, yet I have a "good" knowledge of C

2) Dev-C++ won't let me use the iostream.h for C++, so I need to update it, but I'm currently capped so I have to wait till the 19th of the month

3) I thought C could do it, BUT IT LIED!!!

[McJobless]

Actually, scratch the top message, because I think I found a .h file specially designed to read .cfg files!

Link: http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/

So, yeah, maybe C is a good choice...

[apemax]

ahh... ok best to stick with what you know best.

Actually, scratch the top message, because I think I found a .h file specially designed to read .cfg files!

Link: http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/

So, yeah, maybe C is a good choice...

nice find. :)

[Anonymouse]

ok glad to see you fixed it. if you don't mind me asking why did you choose to make it in C instead of C++?

1) I'm still learning C++, yet I have a "good" knowledge of C

2) Dev-C++ won't let me use the iostream.h for C++, so I need to update it, but I'm currently capped so I have to wait till the 19th of the month

3) I thought C could do it, BUT IT LIED!!!

1. You can compile C code in a C++ compiler, they're that similar (C code is almost completely reverse-compatible with C++)

2. It's iostream not iostream.h

Actually, scratch the top message, because I think I found a .h file specially designed to read .cfg files!

Link: http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/

So, yeah, maybe C is a good choice...

You can use that library in C++ too, naturally.

And about that library, it uses a different CFG format. It's not suitable, sorry to disappoint.

[McJobless]

Actually, scratch the top message, because I think I found a .h file specially designed to read .cfg files!

Link: http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/

So, yeah, maybe C is a good choice...

You can use that library in C++ too, naturally.

And about that library, it uses a different CFG format. It's not suitable, sorry to disappoint.

I was a afraid of that after I read several times more. Maybe though I might be able to, how you say, "customise" it a little...?