Format problem in File

[darr01]

Hi, guys. I need to save user input in a preformatted format into a file (e.g. database.txt).

This means that when the file is viewed by using a text editor, it should be formatted as I wanted it. See e.g.

below.

ISBN No: 3-23433-443-8
Book Name: My Book
Author: Myself
Publisher: Web Publishing
Published Month: Dec
Published Year: 2001
Price: 23.99

I can do the above using this code below IF and ONLY IF I don't press the 'Enter' key to move the portion of

the statement to the next line (as the code is too long), else the compiler will give a 'newline constant error'.


if(addEntry == 'y' || addEntry == 'Y')
{
fprintf(bookPtr, "\nISBN No: %s\nBook Title: %s\nAuthor: publisher: %s\nBook Type:
%s\nPublication Month: %s\nPublication Year: %s\nPrice: 7.2f\n\n",item.isbn, item.bookTitle, item.author, item.publisher, item.bookType, item.month, item.year,bookPrice);
printf("Entry Saved!"
}



Is there any way I can re-formatted the statement for e.g. as below so that the code is more easily read?
if(addEntry == 'y' || addEntry == 'Y')
{
fprintf(bookPtr,
"\nISBN No: %s
\nBook Title: %s
\nAuthor: %s
\nPublisher: %s
\nBook Type: %s
\nPublication Month: %s
\nPublication Year: %s
\nPrice: %7.2f\n\n",
item.isbn,
item.bookTitle,
item.author,
item.publisher,
item.bookType,
item.month,
item.year,
bookPrice);
printf("Entry Saved!"
}


Thanks,

Darryl HB

 

[bigtamscot]

Hi,

Is there any way I can re-formatted the statement for e.g. as below so that the code is more easily read?
addEntry = toupper(getch()); /*only if you have <conio.h>*/
/* and <stdlib.h>*/
if(addEntry == 'Y')
{
/*note use of double quotes on each line.*/
fprintf(bookPtr, &quot;\nISBN No: %s\nBook Title: %s&quot;
&quot;\nAuthor: %s\nPublisher: %s&quot;
&quot;\nBook Type: %s\nPublication Month: %s&quot;
&quot;\nPublication Year: %s&quot;
&quot;\nPrice: %7.2f\n\n&quot;,
item.isbn,
item.bookTitle,
item.author,
item.publisher,
item.bookType,
item.month,
item.year,
bookPrice);
printf(&quot;Entry Saved!&quot;
}

Hoping to get certified..in C programming.

 

[darr01]

bigtamscot, thanks for the code. I will give it a go. Hope you get your C certification soon!

Regards.