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

[illskills]

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

[illskills]

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 ?

[illskills]

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

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

[aewarnick]

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

[illskills]

.... ???

please get back to me mate im still really stuck

[illskills]

ahhh do you mean read by byte ?

[illskills]

... nope still cant figure it out ??

[bilm_ks]

Please post your code. Just supposing doesnt help here.

[illskills]

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;
}

[illskills]

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