Get path from input to read a file

Question

I would like to get a name of file from input and then read it. (Suppose that the file is in the directory of program.) To do that I need an absolute path. Please let me know how to achieve this goal using C. This a part of my code:

scanf("%s",&filepath1);
FILE * fdw = fopen(filepath1, "a");

Answer 1

delete the '&' symbol.

char filepath1[SIZE] = {0};

scanf("%s", filepath1);

FILE * fdw = fopen(filepath1, "a");