Thread: reading files

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    reading files

    i know how to read entire lines, but how do i read multiple lines?
    i currently use
    Code:
    read_file.getline(buffer,100);
    how would i read all lines in the file?

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    put that code in a loop
    Code:
    while( read_file.getline(buffer,100) )
    {
       // do something such as copy the line someplace else
      // if you want to keep it.
    }

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    Code:
    read_file.getline(buffer,100);
    read_file.getline(buffer,100);
    read_file.getline(buffer,100);
    read_file.getline(buffer,100);
    read_file.getline(buffer,100);
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    hey dragon, would that code keep reading till end of file?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rodrigorules
    hey dragon, would that code keep reading till end of file?
    yes. Search this board because it has been explained (to me too) several times.

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