Fopen a file in C

Question

This is my code :

outfile = fopen(outname, "w");//outname="/home/user/dir/file"
if (!outfile) {
printf("There was a problem opening %s for writing\n", outname);
}
else {
 /* write to the file, */
 }

at run it display: There was a problem opening /home/user/dir/file for writing Please i ask if you have an idea about this error Thank you.

Answer 1

Try perror() for a better description of the error.

if (!outfile) {
    /* printf("There was a problem opening %s for writing\n", outname); */
    perror(outname);
}