arrays - C - Relative path with fopen() -

here's question: have relative paths saved in matrix of strings. depending on user choiche, have open file. problem that, when use fopen function, file pointer doesn't point anything. here's sample of code:

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h>  #define max_path 100  ///global matrix of strings, containing paths used in fopen() function char paths[max_path][3] = {{"c:\\users\\thispc\\desktop\\file1.txt"},                            {"c:\\users\\thispc\\desktop\\file2.txt"},                            {"c:\\users\\thispc\\desktop\\file3.txt"}};  int main(){     ///declaring , initializing 3 file pointers null     file *filepntr1 = null;     file *filepntr2 = null;     file *filepntr3 = null;      ///opening 3 files correct arrays     filepntr1 = fopen(paths[1], "w");     filepntr2 = fopen(paths[2], "w");     filepntr3 = fopen(paths[3], "w");      ///typing on files opened, check if files opened     fprintf(filepntr1, "hello");     fprintf(filepntr2, "hello");     fprintf(filepntr3, "hello");      ///closing files     fclose(filepntr1);     fclose(filepntr2);     fclose(filepntr3);      return 0; } 

obviously, 3 files remain blank.

what doing wrong?

main issue incorrectly create , populate array of paths, try approach example:

const char* paths[3] = {"c:\\users\\thispc\\desktop\\file1.txt",                         "c:\\users\\thispc\\desktop\\file2.txt",                         "c:\\users\\thispc\\desktop\\file3.txt"}; 

second issue array index starts 0:

filepntr1 = fopen(paths[0], "w"); filepntr2 = fopen(paths[1], "w"); filepntr3 = fopen(paths[2], "w");