Re: Fread problem

From	blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Fread problem
Date	2011-07-19 17:17 +0000
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In article <ivsttt$u4o$1@dont-email.me>,
Eric Sosman  <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> wrote:
> On 7/16/2011 4:23 PM, Jack wrote:
> >[...]
> > Thanks for your help. I think I've now found a solution.
> >
> > After the file is first Fopen'd, I make a backup of the internal buffers.
> > fp=Fopen(...);
> > FILE fback;
> > memcpy(&fback,fp,sizeof(FILE));
> >
> > then before the fread I restore this buffer,
> > memcpy(fp,&fback,sizeof(FILE));
> > Fread(...,fp);
> >
> > Now there is no segmentation fault, job done.
> 
>      When your smoke alarm jolts you awake in the middle of the
> night, do you fix the problem by stuffing cotton in your ears
> and going back to sleep?
> 
>      When the BRAKE TROUBLE light on your car's dashboard refuses
> to go out, do you put a piece of tape over it?

I actually heard a story a while back about a group of people
doing something very similar.  I'm not remembering details now
(and that bugs me), but possibly it had to do with a red light on
their phones that indicated voice mail and them taping over it.

>      When you're eating the leftovers from last week's sushi and
> find that it smells and tastes rotten, do you pile on extra
> wasabi to stun your taste buds?
> 
>      Do you wear Joo Janta Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses?

-- 
B. L. Massingill
ObDisclaimer:  I don't speak for my employers; they return the favor.

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Fread problem Jack <spamtrap@trashcan.invalid> - 2011-07-15 20:56 +0000
  Re: Fread problem Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-16 09:05 +1200
    Re: Fread problem Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-19 13:41 +0200
  Re: Fread problem John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-15 21:43 +0000
    Re: Fread problem Jack <spamtrap@trashcan.invalid> - 2011-07-16 09:22 +0000
      Re: Fread problem Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-07-16 10:25 +0100
        Re: Fread problem Jack <spamtrap@trashcan.invalid> - 2011-07-16 20:23 +0000
          Re: Fread problem Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-17 08:37 +1200
          Re: Fread problem John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-16 20:46 +0000
            Re: Fread problem James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-07-16 18:29 -0400
              Re: Fread problem John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-16 23:14 +0000
          Re: Fread problem Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-16 16:55 -0400
            Re: Fread problem blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-07-19 17:17 +0000
              [OT] Re: Fread problem Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-19 20:11 -0400
                Re: [OT] Re: Fread problem Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-07-20 02:27 +0000
          Re: Fread problem Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-07-16 14:57 -0600
            Re: Fread problem Jack <spamtrap@trashcan.invalid> - 2011-07-17 20:45 +0000
              Re: Fread problem Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-18 08:50 +1200
              Re: Fread problem James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-07-17 17:06 -0400
                Re: Fread problem Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-18 09:09 +1200
                Re: Fread problem Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2011-07-18 13:01 -0700
              Re: Fread problem Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-07-17 16:06 -0600
              Re: Fread problem Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-17 17:56 -0700
                Re: Fread problem Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-07-18 04:08 +0000
                Re: Fread problem Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-17 22:08 -0700
                Re: Fread problem Jack <spamtrap@trashcan.invalid> - 2011-07-18 20:20 +0000
                Re: Fread problem Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-19 08:50 +1200
                Re: Fread problem Cat 22 <cat22@invalid.org> - 2011-07-18 18:34 -0700
                Re: Fread problem James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-07-19 07:19 -0400
                Re: Fread problem Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2011-07-19 09:31 -0500
              Re: Fread problem Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com> - 2011-07-18 04:23 +0000
              Re: Fread problem Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-18 01:15 -0700
              Re: Fread problem Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-18 07:22 -0400
                Re: Fread problem Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-07-18 13:56 -0400
              Re: Fread problem Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-07-18 13:49 -0400
                Re: Fread problem Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-18 20:31 -0400
                Re: Fread problem Squeamizh <squeamz@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-18 21:11 -0700
              Re: Fread problem blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-07-19 17:19 +0000
                Re: Fread problem Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-07-19 14:18 -0400
                Re: Fread problem pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-07-19 15:19 -0400
                Re: Fread problem blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-07-19 21:33 +0000
          Re: Fread problem Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-16 14:27 -0700
            Re: Fread problem John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-16 22:22 +0000
          Re: Fread problem "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-07-16 23:28 -0700
          Re: Fread problem "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@bcs.org.uk> - 2011-07-18 04:58 +0100
          Re: Fread problem Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-18 08:53 -0700
            Re: Fread problem Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-07-18 18:07 +0100
              Re: Fread problem Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-18 12:50 -0700
            Re: Fread problem Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-07-18 12:18 -0600
            Re: Fread problem John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-18 20:18 +0000
              Re: Fread problem Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-18 13:28 -0700
                Re: Fread problem Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-07-18 16:55 -0400
              Re: Fread problem Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2011-07-18 22:51 +0200
            Re: Fread problem blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-07-19 17:21 +0000
          Re: Fread problem Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-07-18 13:44 -0400
      Re: Fread problem Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-16 21:39 +1200
      Re: Fread problem Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-07-16 12:18 -0600
      Re: Fread problem John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-16 19:36 +0000

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