[RESOLVED] Problems reading integers and strings from txt file ...

sorry for being thick ... but im trying to save data to a text file and need to store my integers as char values how do i do this

regards
john

i dont understand ... this is the problem im having ....

im storing a text string that says 'Duolc'

and when i read it its being returned as 'Doud' ??

even when i debug and step through my code the value says its 'Duolc' but when its printed to the screen it outputs 'Doud' ???

any ideas ?

and my first post refers to problems im having reading integers from and the second text strings ....

Quote:

---

CNAME
Duolc
CATTACK
100
CDEFENCE
0
CPSTRENGTH
0
CMSTRENGTH
0
CHP
100
CMP
100

---

^^ there's the file structure

all i want todo is read cname into a char variable and the rest of the vars to integers

^^ maybe that'll be of further use ;)

When you write and read your file, use b. My wife if kicking me off off, gotta go.

.... ???

please get back to me mate im still really stuck

ahhh do you mean read by byte ?

... nope still cant figure it out ??

Please post your code. Just supposing doesnt help here.

VB Code:

int OpenCharacter (char *FileName) {
 
    //ResetCharacterVars();
 
    char myline[]=""; //
    char fname[256]="";
    int iReturn=0;
 
    //strcat(fname, szDirectory);
    strcat(fname, "Characters/");
    strcat(fname, FileName);
    strcat(fname, ".chr");
    ifstream myfile (fname);
    if (myfile.is_open())
    {
        bool FinishedReading=FALSE;
        while (!myfile.eof() )
        {
        char myLine[100];
        int intVal=0;
            //string line; //[256]="";
            if (!FinishedReading){
            
            myfile >> myLine; // skip CNAME identifier
            myfile >> myLine; // read real cname
            strcpy(CSNAME, myLine); // copy to string 
            
            myfile >> myLine; // Attack points marker
            myfile >> CSATTACK; // read real value
            
            myfile >> myLine; // defence points marker
            myfile >> CSDEFENCE; // read real value
 
            myfile >> myLine; // Strength points marker
            myfile >> CSPSTRENGTH; // read real value
 
            myfile >> myLine; // Magic points marker
            myfile >> CSMSTRENGTH; // read real value
 
            myfile >> myLine; // init hp points marker
            myfile >> intVal; // read real value
 
            myfile >> myLine; // init hp points marker
            myfile >> intVal; // read real value
 
            FinishedReading=TRUE;
            }
            myfile >> myLine;
        }
        myfile.close();
 
 
        iReturn=1;
    }
 
    else {
        //cout << "Unable to open character file";
        //getch();
        iReturn=0;
    }
    return iReturn;
}

its cool i got it working .... lol ...

defined a 'character' structure in another file and it now seems to be reading writing to the structure and to the screen fine

thanks for your time any way ;)