Close errors

May 24, 2016 at 7:40pm
383: error: too many arguments to function `void close()'
384: error: at this point in file


if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&dest_addr,sizeof(dest_addr)) == -1){
perror("connect");
exit(1);
}
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"helo me.somepalace.com\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"MAIL FROM:<");
strncat(line,emailfrom,strlen(emailfrom));
strncat(line,">\n",3);
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"RCPT TO:<");
strncat(line,emailto,strlen(emailto));
strncat(line,">\n",3);
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"DATA\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
Sleep(waittime);
strcpy(line,"To:");
strcat(line,emailto);
strcat(line,"\n");
strcat(line,"From:");
strcat(line,emailfrom);
strcat(line,"\n");
strcat(line,"Subject:");
strcat(line,emailsubject);
strcat(line,"\n");
strcat(line,emailmessage);
strcat(line,"\r\n.\r\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"quit\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
fclose(smtpfile);
#ifdef WIN64
closesocket(sockfd);
WSACleanup();
#else
void close();
close(sockfd);
#endif
}

Can someone can help me to find errors?
May 24, 2016 at 7:54pm
void close();
This says the function close takes no arguments.
close(sockfd);
Here you're trying to call the function with one argument.

One is more than none.
May 25, 2016 at 9:59am
Maybe you can somehow solve this problem? Where to put something to be fine? Be very thankful.
May 25, 2016 at 10:13am
Delete the line void close();

I suspect that this code is too advanced for you. You should go back and learn with something simpler.
May 25, 2016 at 2:39pm
I solved one error by:

if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&dest_addr,sizeof(dest_addr)) == -1){
perror("connect");
exit(1);
}
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"helo me.somepalace.com\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"MAIL FROM:<");
strncat(line,emailfrom,strlen(emailfrom));
strncat(line,">\n",3);
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"RCPT TO:<");
strncat(line,emailto,strlen(emailto));
strncat(line,">\n",3);
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"DATA\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
Sleep(waittime);
strcpy(line,"To:");
strcat(line,emailto);
strcat(line,"\n");
strcat(line,"From:");
strcat(line,emailfrom);
strcat(line,"\n");
strcat(line,"Subject:");
strcat(line,emailsubject);
strcat(line,"\n");
strcat(line,emailmessage);
strcat(line,"\r\n.\r\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
strcpy(line,"quit\n");
fputs(line,smtpfile);
bytes_sent=send(sockfd,line,strlen(line),0);
Sleep(waittime);
err=recv(sockfd,Rec_Buf,bufsize,0);Rec_Buf[err] = '\0';
fputs(Rec_Buf,smtpfile);
fclose(smtpfile);
#ifdef WIN64
closesocket(sockfd);
WSACleanup();
#else
int close(sockfd);
close(sockfd);
#endif
}

But one error left

384: error: `close' cannot be used as a function

Help please :))

P.S. I want to shutdown connection
Last edited on May 25, 2016 at 2:44pm
May 25, 2016 at 3:20pm
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#ifdef WIN64
closesocket(sockfd);
WSACleanup();
#else
int close(sockfd); // Do not declare this function since it should be declared in one of the header you include. The declaration is also invalid (not parameter type).
close(sockfd);
#endif 
May 28, 2016 at 9:49am
I solved it. Thanks for effort. I appreciate that.
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