RE: [Dev-C++] When fopen() fails

[Reid T. <Rei...@at...>]

Carlos Chavez wrote:
> If i remember well, there is a variable named errno, this
> have the error after a system call fail, if you need a string
> of the error, you can use perror or strerror.
>=20
> Cheers,
>=20
> On 5 Oct 2004 19:54:00 -0000, Curious Student
> <est...@re...> wrote:
>> In C, if fopen fails, is there a way to know why?
>>=20
>> Thanks!
>> Sathyaish

fopen returns NULL if it fails and sets errno.

reid