Unable to open a file with fopen()

Question

I\'ve been trying to open a file and output text, but I keep getting errors. So I thought I would start at the very beginning and just try opening the file. This is my cod

Answer 1

Your executable's working directory is probably set to something other than the directory where it is saved. Check your IDE settings.

Answer 2

Well, now you know there is a problem, the next step is to figure out what exactly the error is, what happens when you compile and run this?:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
{
    FILE *file;
    file = fopen("TestFile1.txt", "r");
    if (file == NULL) {
      perror("Error");
    } else {
      fclose(file);
    }
}