load_test2.c

/**
 * Loads dictionary into memory.  Returns true if successful else false.
 */
bool load(const char* dictionary) // passing in the file name of the dictionary
{
    // create a FILE pointer and fopen() to start the stream
    FILE * dictionary_stream = fopen(dictionary, "r");

    // a place to store the current word in the loop
    char temp[LENGTH+1] = {'\0'};

    // the condition in this while loop is also storing
    // the string as well so...a slick way of doing
    // two jobs in one place!
    while (fscanf(dictionary_stream, "%s", temp) == 1){

        dictionary_word_counter++;
    }

    // dictionaries/large has about 143091 words
    return false;
}