i have the following codes:
the problem with me is that when i call readFile function...it checks for some if statement and calls notexist function ......after the notexist function completes its operation it does not return to readFile function and print "back here"....can anyone suggest my mistake

i am using C in linux

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
....
....
....
if (strcmp(msg,lm)==0)
{
readFile(w);
}
}
return 0;
}


notexist(char *me)
{
....
....
....
return(1) ;
}

void readFile(char *file)
{
....
....
....
if ( )
{
notexist(file);
printf("back here");
}

return;
}

are you trying to get us to do your homework? you ought to read up on how `return' works. once you find out you'll quickly realise your mistake.

it is not a homework.........
i am doing some programming with sockets and gtk and i am stuck in the part where i have to get the messages again and again.........i mean once i get the message then the buffer which holds the message doesnt refresh so i used functions but it is not returning values...............i used return statement but it doesnt seem to work