Thread: Reading/Writing Binary

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    Question Reading/Writing Binary

    How can I read and write a file in binary.
    I mean so when you read a text file or a
    driver you really see the 1s and 0s. Then
    you can save it like the same way, unlike
    text editors that will save it in a text
    format instead of what ever formate you
    really have it in.

    Thanks, August.

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    I don't know, however I do know that at 4:57 PM Today you were modifying your
    profile...

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    Here's a lil example

    Code:
    #include <fstream>
    using namespace std;
    int main()
    {
    	int example = 7;
    	ofstream out;
    	out.open("File.dat", ios::binary);
    	out.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&example), sizeof(example));
            out.close();
    }

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dagger
    I don't know, however I do know that at 4:57 PM Today you were modifying your
    profile...
    I did that once. I forget who it was so I will call
    this user X. I saw that he was replying to this
    one thread, so I replyed to and it said: "X will
    now reply...". And then X finished typeing his
    long relpy, then replyed.

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    Why not try a hex editor? Hex to binary conversion is extremely easy (you can just memorize 0-F in binary and then convert any number)

    Or heck, even try searching for "binary editor" maybe one exists (although I'm sure it would be less useful than a hex editor)
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