Chapter - 13: File Input-Output

Write a program that merges lines alternately from two files and writes the results to new file. If one file has less number of lines than the other, the remaining lines from the larger file should be simply copied into the target file.


File (e)1.txt
Barry Allen, a forensic scientist with the Central City police force, is struck by lightning in a freak accident. When he wakes up after nine months, he discovers that he can achieve great speeds.

File (e)2.txt
After mastering the skills of archery on a deserted island, a multi-millionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to his city. He takes on a vigilante persona of Arrow to fight crime and corruption.

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main()
{
	FILE *f1, *f2, *fp;
	char ch1 = 'a', ch2 = 'a';
	f1 = fopen("File (e)1.txt", "r");
	f2 = fopen("File (e)2.txt", "r");
	fp = fopen("File (e)3.txt", "w");

	if (f1 == NULL)
	{
		printf("Can't open the file1\n");
		exit(1);
	}
	if (f2 == NULL)
	{
		printf("Can't open the file1\n");
		exit(2);
	}

	puts("\nWork on progress\n.\n.\n.\n.\n");
	
	while (1)
	{
		if (ch1 != EOF)
		{
			ch1 = fgetc(f1);
			/*A line is ends when a . is encounter*/
			while (ch1 != '.')
			{
				if (ch1 == EOF)
					break;
				fputc(ch1, fp);
				ch1 = fgetc(f1);
			}
			if (ch1 != EOF)
				fputc('.', fp);
		}
		if (ch2 != EOF)
		{
			ch2 = fgetc(f2);
			/*A line is ends when a . is encounter*/
			while (ch2 != '.')
			{
				if (ch2 == EOF)
					break;
				fputc(ch2, fp);
				ch2 = fgetc(f2);
			}
			if (ch2 != EOF)
				fputc('.', fp);
		}
		/*Getting out of the loop after end of both files*/
		if (ch1 == EOF && ch2 == EOF)
			break;
	}
	printf("\nTask completed.\nExiting . . . \n");
	_getch();
	return 0;
}

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