I love C programming!

// Gillian Herschlag
// Worked with: Peter Petas, Joe Demich, and Mike Wynn
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
   // grab the file
   FILE *filep;

   //access file
   char nameOfFile[255];
   printf("%s", "File Name: ");
   scanf("%s", nameOfFile);
   filep = fopen(nameOfFile, "r");
   char sline[50];

   //puts each char into sn array full of characters
   while(!feof(filep))
   {
      fgets(sline, 50, filep);
      int index = 0;

      while(i < sline[index]!='\0')
      {
         printf("%c",sline[index]);
         index++;
      }

      //print out what user sees in betwen the name and initials
      printf("  ");
      printf("yields ");

      //check for middle name
      if(sline == NULL) exit(0);

      //get length of name
      int length = strlen(sline);

      // use loop to go through each character
      int i = 0;

      while(i < length)
      {
         //check if for blank
         if(sline[i] == ' '){
            // if next char is not blank, print
            if(i + 1 < length && sline[i + 1] != ' ')
            {
               printf("%c. ", sline[i + 1]);
            }
         }
         i++;
      }

      // print initials
      if(sline[0] != ' ' && sline[0] != '\0') printf("%c.\n", sline[0]);
   }
   fclose(filep);
   return 0;
}