Reading a file again

Hi, how can I start back from the beginning of a file after I have already read through it to read it again? Right now I have read through each line and closed it and re-opened it with a different pointer name.I need to read from it a 3rd time and another 3rd name for the file would be ridiculous,

try

Code:

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std::ifstream fin("file.txt");
// Read the stuff in
fin.close();
fin.clear();
fin.open("file.txt");

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You are talking about a "pointer name" so I think you are talking about opening the file with th c-function fopen().
You dont even have to close the file before reading it again. just use

Code:

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FILE * f = fopen(...);
// read the complete file
fclear(f);  // reset eof
rewind(f);
// read again

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Kurt

When the file is closed and the opened again won't it start reading it from the beginning?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by 182

When the file is closed and the opened again won't it start reading it from the beginning?

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Yes it will start reading from the beginning.
Kurt