[Dev-C++] Reading file with getc(fp)

[rchavez <rc...@so...>]

Hi,

I am trying to read a text file in a C program.  This code runs fine on the
unix C environments I can access but gives a fatal error that removes the
console window in Dev-C++ environment.  There are no warnings at compile
time.  It is definitely the getc() that causes the trouble because the program
works in Dev-C++ when I use getch() and take input from standard input.

   Four questions:

1. How do I make it work with Dev-C++ ?

2. There was lots of talk on getch() and getchar() in the archives but
nothing on getc().  Is getc() no longer ANSI C ?

3. getch() swallows the cntrl-Z so I can't properly terminate using std
input.  How do I overcome this when I want to use getch()?

4.  Why is EOF cntrl-Z instead of cntrl-D in Dev-C?  

Your help will be greatly appreciated and you people are wonderful to give
so much help to the clueless like me on this list!

Rob.

-----------------  my code --------------------------

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{

int c;
FILE *fopen(), *fp;

fp = fopen("words.h","r");
while ( (c = getc(fp)) != EOF )
  printf("\ngot a char %c",c);

  system("PAUSE");                /** added this for Dev-C++ **/
      return 0;
}