Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!uwvax!oddjob!gargoyle!ihnp4!homxb!mtuxo!mtune!codas!usfvax2!chips From: chips@usfvax2.UUCP (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Writing readable code Message-ID: <792@usfvax2.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 13:16:00 EDT Article-I.D.: usfvax2.792 Posted: Thu Jul 16 13:16:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 10:16:50 EDT References: <8270@brl-adm.ARPA> Organization: AT Engineering, Tampa, FL Lines: 18 Summary: Neither John Haughwrote: > > if (access (file, 0) && (fd = open (file, 0)) >= 0) > good_stuff () > else > error_handler (); > Just a nit: I believe that the return value of access() will be zero if the file does exist; thus the test should be "if (access(...) == 0" etc. Keeping the world safe for debuggers, this is Chip Salzenberg signing off at WBUG, Bug Radio. -- Chip Salzenberg UUCP: "uunet!ateng!chip" ..or.. "chips@usfvax2.UUCP" A.T. Engineering, Tampa Fidonet: 147/40 "Use the Source, Luke!" My opinions do not necessarily agree with anything.