Update a file in C

[flyjason]

Hi all,

I'm getting an annoying problem...I have been able to append data at the end of a file without any problem. But now I'm trying to open a text file, reading some of its data and trying to modify or update some of its data...but I'm finding it really hard to do I haven't been able to do it at all after couple of trials

For example, let say there is the following contents in the text file:

Name: John
Age: 26
Sex: Male

Now I want to change the Age and put it to 31. How do I do that?? Please help!! What code to use??

I want to keep the original file...that is I have to update the original one itself.

I'm getting confused with the Mode as well..."r", "w", "a", "r+", "w+", "a+". Which one should I use?? I was trying "w+" and "w"...but doesn't work

Thanking you in advance.

[MWAAAHAAA]

Show what you tried and didn't work.

[MacGyver]

How's this for an algorithm?

1) Open file for reading.
2) Open a new file for writing.
3) As you read in data, write it out to the new file, altering what you wish to change.
4) Close both files.
5) Delete original file.
6) Rename new file to the name of the original file.