18 Feb 96 08:36, Paul Edwards wrote to Bob Lawrence:

 > When was the last time you checked the return code from fclose()?  You 
 > do realise that if fclose() fails (on writing) you could actually lose 
 > data?

Regarding fclose the C standard says, "The fclose function returns
zero if the stream was successfully closed, or EOF if any errors were
detected."

If fclose returns EOF, is the file closed or still open?  If errors are
detected the file may well be closed by fclose regardless.  The standard is
ambiguous here.

 > The best argument against this "committee never works" theory is the 
 > ANSI C standard.  It's faultless.  BFN.  Paul.

Ummm.

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