Simple question about files.

[kikelinus]

I am using the following code to open a .dat file and display it. My dat file has something like this:
George Michael 17
Michelle Anderson 35
Britney Lobele 19

This is the code I am using.....

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
	FILE *file;
	char first_name[15];
	char last_name[15];
	int age;

	if((file = fopen("people.dat", "r")) == NULL)
		printf("File could not be opened.\n");
	else
	{
		printf("First Name\tLast Name\tAge\n");

		while(!feof(file))
		{
			fscanf(file, "%s%s%i", &first_name, &last_name, &age);
			printf("%10s%15s%10i\n", first_name, last_name, age);
		}
    	fclose(file);
	}
	return 0;
}

The problem is that the last line in the file is being diplsyed twice, like this:
George Michael 17
Michelle Anderson 35
Britney Lobele 19
Britney Lobele 19

How can I fix this?
Thanks.

[abdul]

That's because you probably have a space or new line in the end of your file. There should be no character after the last correct character in your file.

[jim mcnamara]

Check fscanf return values ie:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
	FILE *file;
	char first_name[15];
	char last_name[15];
	int age;
                    int retval;
	if((file = fopen("people.dat", "r")) == NULL)
		printf("File could not be opened.\n");
	else
	{
		printf("First Name\tLast Name\tAge\n");

		while(!feof(file))
		{
			retval=fscanf(file, "%s%s%i", &first_name, &last_name, &age);
			if(retval!=EOF)printf("%10s%15s%10i\n", first_name, last_name, age);
		}
    	fclose(file);
	}
	return 0;
}