Skipping data with fscanf?
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Hello, I have 80 lines in a text file with 30 values each line separated by a white space (some are ints, doubles and another strings). I have made a routine with fscanf() to read each line and store the values I need. But I only need 7 of the 30 values to store them in an array, so , for instance, I want to store the first data, and the second and third, then skip the next 4 values, store the next and so on. Is there a way to skip entries with fscanf function? Thank you.
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Hello, I have 80 lines in a text file with 30 values each line separated by a white space (some are ints, doubles and another strings). I have made a routine with fscanf() to read each line and store the values I need. But I only need 7 of the 30 values to store them in an array, so , for instance, I want to store the first data, and the second and third, then skip the next 4 values, store the next and so on. Is there a way to skip entries with fscanf function? Thank you.
José Luis Sogorb wrote:
Is there a way to skip entries with fscanf function?
Oh yes. Simply read unwanted entries and then discard them. :-D
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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José Luis Sogorb wrote:
Is there a way to skip entries with fscanf function?
Oh yes. Simply read unwanted entries and then discard them. :-D
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
[my articles]Yes, but I have to read the unwanted data and assign them a place to store them and then discard? There are 23 unwanted entries in each line, and there are 80 lines. This is what I dont want to do.
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Yes, but I have to read the unwanted data and assign them a place to store them and then discard? There are 23 unwanted entries in each line, and there are 80 lines. This is what I dont want to do.
Well you haven't accumulate the garbage data. You may use a restricted set of variables (one for each different data type). :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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Hello, I have 80 lines in a text file with 30 values each line separated by a white space (some are ints, doubles and another strings). I have made a routine with fscanf() to read each line and store the values I need. But I only need 7 of the 30 values to store them in an array, so , for instance, I want to store the first data, and the second and third, then skip the next 4 values, store the next and so on. Is there a way to skip entries with fscanf function? Thank you.
What's wrong with:
for (int x = 0; x < 80; x++)
{
fscanf(...);
if (some_condition)
{
// store in array
}
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