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From: CADS_COLE@GALLUA.BITNET ("Kevin Cole at Gallaudet U. Washington DC")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: A beginner's C question
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Date: 20 Jan 88 01:10:00 GMT
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Hi.  I'm finally messing with C after promising myself for years that I would
learn it.  Unfortunately, I don't have ready access to the VAX C manual(s).  I
SHOULD be getting some soon, (if the cuts to the budget here don't zap me).
Anyway, til then, the list is my best resource.  Sorry 'bout that.

So, here's the scoop.  In a nutshell, how do I open a new file for output with
the same attributes as an old file already opened for input?  I'm writing a
compression program that takes an input file and changes multiple spaces to
tabs and strips off trailing spaces.  I'm probably re-inventing the wheel, but
it's a good way to learn.  The program seems to be working for the most
part.  However, upon attempting to edit the created file I get the "... not
standard format" message from EDT.  The (edited) FILE program output tells me
that the only differences are:

$ FILE/OUTPUT OLD.MAR
  /TYPE=VARIABLE  /RECORD_SIZE=80

$ FILE/OUTPUT NEW.MAR
  /TYPE=LFSTREAM  /RECORD_SIZE=0

What are the attributes I need in the C fopen?  Or is there a better way (for a
beginner).  (I'm not sure if it's relevant but right now, I'm doing the I/O
with getc and putc.  I'm also assuming that exiting closes everything nicely
for me.)  I'm no expert on VMS either.  So, no fancy stuff without lots of
detail.

Thanx in advance.

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