[resolved] can you spot the problem with my newbie code

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I've been bashing at this for a while, and i got rid of all the compile errors, except it crashes when i run it (doh!). right down the bottom of the code is a getchar(), after i hit enter to pass it is when it crashes. I'm pretty sure the error is in the readline function - befroe i added the funtion it worked.

The code is probably riddled with syntax errors and dumb newbie mistakes - I'm normally a vb programmer. So please, criticism of programming style is welcome too.

Oh, I have to do all this in basic C (ANSI C if possible) - it has to run in dos, or at least a command shell.

#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define SIZE 80
char *readline(char *buff, FILE *fpin);

int main(void)
{
    FILE *fpin, *fpout;
    char buff[SIZE];
	long lcounter;

	fpin = fopen("in.txt","r");       /* open for reading */
	if( fpin == NULL)
	{
		printf("cannot open in.txt\n");
		exit(1);
	}

	fpout = fopen("out.txt","w");     /* open for writing */
	if( fpout == NULL)
	{
		printf("cannot open out.txt\n");
		exit(2);
	}


    for(lcounter=0;lcounter<=62;lcounter++)
	{
		fgets(buff,SIZE,fpin);
	}

	// main file reading loop
	while(readline(buff,fpin)!= NULL)
    {
		fputs(buff,fpout);
    }
    //finished, close files
	fclose(fpin);
    fclose(fpout);
	return 0;
}

char *readline(char *buff, FILE *fpin)
{
	char newpagecheck[24];
	char *fgetsret;
	//_strnset( newpagecheck, " " , 23 );
	fgetsret = fgets(buff,SIZE,fpin);
	strncpy(newpagecheck,(buff+42),23);
	newpagecheck[24] = '\0';
	printf("line: %s",buff);
	if (newpagecheck=="Department of Education")
	{
		fgetsret = fgets(buff,SIZE,fpin);
		printf("yay");
	}
	getchar();
	return fgetsret;
}

cheers. did i mention that you guys here are the coolest?