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From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: fopen() and memory shortage
Message-ID: <25D2CE9D.1135@tct.uucp>
Date: 9 Feb 90 14:07:24 GMT
References: <2935@tukki.jyu.fi> <256@heel.ribs.UUCP>
Organization: ComDev/TCT, Sarasota, FL
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According to reznick@ribs.UUCP (Larry Reznick):
>Try using the stat() function, which gives directory information for a
>pathname without opening the file.  Your fexist() function would use
>stat() to determine if the file exists.

However, Larry then goes on to mention:

>The open()/close() functions are not standard; fopen()/fclose() are.
>Using open()/close() may impact portability.

Using stat() will impact portability even more.  If you need to
conserve memory, just be sure to call "setbuf(fp, (char *)NULL)" after
the fopen() call(s) in question.  An endearing characteristic of
unbuffered streams is that they don't need to allocate buffers.  :-)
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at ComDev/TCT   <chip%tct@ateng.com>, <uunet!ateng!tct!chip>
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