load_file.c

/* Simple load file into memory
 
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*/
#include "load_file.h"

/* load a file into memory and return buffer */
unsigned char *load_file(char *filename, size_t *filelen)
{
	FILE *fp;
	unsigned char *data;
	size_t size,bytesRead;

	/* open file */
	printf("þ Opening '%s' file\n",filename);
	if ((fp = (FILE *)fopen(filename, "rb")) == NULL){ printf("\nCan't open file \"%s\".", filename); return(0); }

	/* get file length */
	printf("þ Getting length of '%s' file\n",filename);
	fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
	size = ftell(fp);
	fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
	if(size <= 0) { printf("Error: Problem with seeking filesize\n"); fclose(fp); return(0); }
		
	*filelen = size;		/* return size of file to caller */

	/* alloc buffer for file */
	printf("þ Allocating buffer of %d bytes\n",size);
	data = (unsigned char *)malloc(size);
	if(data == 0) { printf("\nfailed to allocate memory to load module\n"); fclose(fp); return 0; }

	/* load file into buffer */
	printf("þ Reading file to buffer\n");
	bytesRead = fread(data, 1, size, fp);

	/* validate it all loaded correctly */
	printf("þ Validating size correct %d=%d\n",bytesRead,size);
	if(bytesRead != size) { printf("\nfailed to load module into buffer\n"); free(data); fclose(fp); return 0; }

	/* close the file */
	printf("þ Closing file\n\n");
	fclose(fp);
	return(data);
}