readfromfile.c

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/*This file include the readfromfile function which is used to read the present moves being played from file and prints them on the screen
 */
#include "newchess.h"
void readfromfile(chess *q) {
	int fdr;
	int i = 1, x, n;
	int j = 0;
	char c = '\t';
	clear();
	init_pair(11, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE); 
	bkgd(COLOR_PAIR(11));
	if(i == 1) {
		fdr = open("MovesList1.txt", O_RDONLY, S_IRWXU);
		if(fdr == -1) {
			printw("Error opening the file MovesList.txt\n");
			exit(1);
		}
	}
	while(1) {
		x = read(fdr, &n, sizeof(int));
		if(x == 0 || x == -1) {
			break;
		}
		printw("%d", n);
		x = read(fdr, &c, 1);
		if(x == 0 || x == -1) {
			break;
		}
		printw("%c", c);
		x = read(fdr, &c, 1);
		if(x == 0 || x == -1) {
			break;
		}
		while(c != '\0') {
			printw("%c", c);
			x = read(fdr, &c, 1);
		}
		x = read(fdr, &c, 1);
		if(x == 0 || x == -1) {
			break;
		}
		printw("%c", c);
		if(c == '+') {
			printw(" ");
		}
	}
	refresh();
	getch();
	display(stdscr, q);
}