Thread: Reading char arrays from a binary file

Well here is my finished project...after two day of frustration

Code:

void CLoadLevel::LoadLevel(std::string filename)
{
    /*Temeporay storage vector for reading in character arrays form a binary file*/
    std::vector<char>temp(0);
    /*Local variables for reading in int data from a binary file*/
    char ch;
    int namelength;
    int strength;
    int dexterity;
    int intelligence;
    int endurance;
    int hp;
    int maxhp;
    int mp;
    int maxmp;
    int gold;
    int xp;
    int weaponname;
    int mindamage;
    int maxdamage;
    int accuracy;
    int price;
    int armorname;
    int ap;

    std::ifstream in(filename.c_str(), std::ios::binary);

    in.read((char*)&enemycount, sizeof(int));

    for(int count = 0; count < enemycount; count++)
    {
        in.read((char*)&namelength, sizeof(int));

        for(int x = 0; x < namelength; x++)
        {
            in.get(ch);
            temp.push_back(ch);
        }
        std::string name(temp.begin(), temp.end());
        temp.clear();

        in.read((char*)&strength, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&dexterity, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&intelligence, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&endurance, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&hp, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&maxhp, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&mp, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&maxmp, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&gold, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&xp, sizeof(int));

        in.read((char*)&namelength, sizeof(int));
        for(int x = 0; x < namelength; x++)
        {
            in.get(ch);
            temp.push_back(ch);
        }
        std::string weaponname(temp.begin(), temp.end());
        temp.clear();

        in.read((char*)&mindamage, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&maxdamage, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&accuracy, sizeof(int));

        /*Read in the number of characters in armorname*/
        in.read((char*)&namelength, sizeof(int));

        /*Now read in armorname*/
        for(int x = 0; x < namelength; x++)
        {
            in.get(ch);
            temp.push_back(ch);
        }
        std::string armorname(temp.begin(), temp.end());
        temp.clear();

        in.read((char*)&ap, sizeof(int));

        CEnemy enemylist;
        enemylist.CreateEnemy(name, strength, endurance, dexterity, intelligence, hp, maxhp, mp,
                                    maxmp, xp, gold, weaponname, mindamage, maxdamage, accuracy, armorname, ap);

        enemy.push_back(enemylist);
    }

    in.read((char*)&weaponcount, sizeof(int));

    for (int count = 0; count < weaponcount; count++)
    {
        in.read((char*)&namelength, sizeof(int));

        for(int x = 0; x < namelength; x++)
        {
            in.get(ch);
            temp.push_back(ch);
        }
        std::string newname(temp.begin(), temp.end());
        temp.clear();

        in.read((char*)&mindamage, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&maxdamage, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&accuracy, sizeof(int));
        in.read((char*)&price, sizeof(int));

        CWeapon weaponlist;
        weaponlist.CreateWeapon(newname, mindamage, maxdamage, accuracy, price);

        weapon.push_back(weaponlist);
    }

    in.close();
};

It now works perfectly...as far as I can tell...unfortunately I will probably be overhauling it agian soon.

Anyway thank you Daved, Swoopy, mikeman and to the resst of you who gave advice.