Thread: File I/O Read and Check

Hi, I need help with reading and checking from a binary file. I want to read until a i reach a certin byte. Heres an example...

File:

...291....09...../...0927.. [ect]

EOF

I want to read till the '/' and leave the pointer at that position.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks, ~rab

use fgetc() in a loop -- it returns only 1 character at a time, then just check each byte read.

actually, since this is c++ board, not C, you should use fstream's get() method.

Thanks, I'll try it out.

Perhaps these might serve as an alternative:

Code:

istream& get (char* s, streamsize n, char delim );

Reads up to the delim in your case '/', but doesn't read it, rather leaves the pointer on it for the next read.
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or

Code:

istream& getline (char* s, streamsize n, char delim );

Reads file up until the delim in your case '/'. The delim is extracted and discarded.