create numbered files in C

c, file, string

Solution

How about something like this?

char filename[256];
int i = 1;

// codes omitted...
sprintf(filename, "file%4d", i);

Problem

I need to create files that have the same name, but with a number attached to the end of the filename to indicate that it was the nth file made. So in a for loop, I basically want to do this: ``` char *filename = "file"; strcat(filename, i); // put the number i at the end of the filename ``` Clearly that isn't the way to do it, but any ideas as to how I can accomplish this task? Thanks, Hristo

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