got it to work, not sure on protocol.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/snowcast_server_concurrent.c b/snowcast_server_concurrent.c
index 4387407..110792d 100644
--- a/snowcast_server_concurrent.c
+++ b/snowcast_server_concurrent.c
@@ -379,33 +379,24 @@ void *select_thread(void *arg) {
                             // update station of user
                             update_user_station(i, ntohs(command.number));
 
-                            const char* song_name = station_data[station_num].filePath;
-                            size_t song_name_size = strlen(song_name); // don't add 1, don't want to include the null terminator
-                            struct Announce *announce = malloc(sizeof *announce + song_name_size);
+                            char* file_path = station_data[station_num].filePath;
+                            int len_file_path = strlen(file_path);
 
-                            printf("song_name: %s\n", song_name);
+                            char *send_buffer = malloc(len_file_path+2);
+                            send_buffer[0] = 3;
+                            send_buffer[1] = len_file_path;
 
-                            announce->replyType = 3;
-                            announce->songnameSize = song_name_size;
+                            memcpy(send_buffer + 2, file_path, len_file_path);
 
-                            announce->songname = malloc(song_name_size);
-                            memcpy(announce->songname, song_name, song_name_size);
-
-                            // print out all fields on announce on one line
-                            printf("announce: %d %d %s\n", announce->replyType, announce->songnameSize, announce->songname);
-
-                            char* send_buffer[sizeof(struct Announce) + song_name_size];
-                            memcpy(send_buffer, announce, sizeof(struct Announce));
-                            memcpy(send_buffer+sizeof(struct Announce), song_name, song_name_size);
+                            printf("buffer: %s\n", send_buffer);
 
                             int bytessent;
-                            if ((bytessent = send(newfd, send_buffer, sizeof(struct Announce) + song_name_size, 0)) == -1)
+                            if ((bytessent = send(newfd, send_buffer, len_file_path + 2, 0)) == -1)
                                 perror("send");
                             // print the number of bytes sent
                             printf("sent %d bytes\n", bytessent);
 
-                            free(announce->songname);
-                            free(announce);
+                            free(send_buffer);
                         }
                         else {
                             // send back in invalid command