Thread: Reading and then updating a file

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    Reading and then updating a file

    Right I got another problem(dont shoot me )

    I want to be able to read a file check to see if a name is there if it is I want to change the number after it to 1. if the name isnt there I want to add it at the end.

    I also want to have another file which would be checked and then if certain lines arent needed anymore they would be removed.

    I`m not sure how to go about this and I have tried searching the faq but cant find anything suitable.

    any help would be brilliant

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    >any help would be brilliant
    Read the file into memory, modify the data however you wish, then write the changed data back to file. Simple. As an alternative you could use tmpfile() from stdio.h as a scratch pad. The code for both is straightforward, so if you know how to do rudimentary work with files you can figure it out.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    I know this sounds stupid but how would I read it into memory.

    I have spent the last 2 years doing opengl and all my C knowledge dribbled away.

    Thanks mate

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    >I know this sounds stupid but how would I read it into memory.
    An array? A linked list? Any data structure you want?
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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