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i searched for a code to read characters from file and i found this one
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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2. #include <stdlib.h>
  3.  
  4. int main()
  5. {
  6.    char ch, file_name[25];
  7.    FILE *fp;
  8.  
  9.    printf("Enter the name of file you wish to see\n");
  10.    gets(file_name);
  11.  
  12.    fp = fopen(file_name,"r"); // read mode
  13.  
  14.    if( fp == NULL )
  15.    {
  16.       perror("Error while opening the file.\n");
  17.       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  18.    }
  19.  
  20.    printf("The contents of %s file are :\n", file_name);
  21.  
  22.    while( ( ch = fgetc(fp) ) != EOF )
  23.       printf("%c",ch);
  24.  
  25.    fclose(fp);
  26.    return 0;
  27. }
but when i run it, and give the path of file in the cmd
this appears
stack around the variable 'file_name' was corrupted
given that i put the path in cmd as shown
D:\\CSE\\Project\\test1.txt
Dec 6 '13 #1
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weaknessforcats
9,208 Expert Mod 8TB
This path:

D:\\CSE\\Project\\test1.txt

has more than 25 characters:

char ch, file_name[25];
Dec 6 '13 #2

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