Saving binayies with fstreams
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I''ve a problem with filestreams. I want to save data with file streams, but if the file already exists Windows prints the Message, this Porgram has caused a problem. I don''t know whats wrong with it.
#include <fstream.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#define UINT unsigned int
void main ()
{
fstream file;
UINT myInt = 3;
// Exists the File?
file.open( "Test.t", ios::in | ios::nocreate);
if(file.is_open())
cout << "Offen" << endl;
else
cout << "Nicht Gefunden" << endl;
file.close();
// Save Data
file.open("Test.t", ios::out | ios::binary);
file.write((char*) myInt, sizeof(UINT));
file.close();
}
Thank you for your help!
if i read correctly the std::ios_base::binary works only to read a stream as a binary, not to write... but i can be wrong...
ios_base::openmode
:: binary, to read a file as a binary stream, rather than as a text stream.
correct me if i''m wrong :\
ios_base::openmode
:: binary, to read a file as a binary stream, rather than as a text stream.
correct me if i''m wrong :\
You are wrong. This is necessary, but not sufficient.
binary mode vs. text mode controls line-ending translation : on MS platforms, when you write '\n' to a file in text mode, it really writes '\r\n', on unix it's just '\n' and on Mac it's just '\r' - the reverse is done on a file read. Binary mode disables this (required if you have real binary data).
operator<< and operator>> do formatted "text" I/O.
You need to use iostream::read() and iostream::write() - or any one related function, to do unformatted "binary" I/O.
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[edited by - Fruny on October 8, 2003 6:51:39 PM]
binary mode vs. text mode controls line-ending translation : on MS platforms, when you write '\n' to a file in text mode, it really writes '\r\n', on unix it's just '\n' and on Mac it's just '\r' - the reverse is done on a file read. Binary mode disables this (required if you have real binary data).
operator<< and operator>> do formatted "text" I/O.
You need to use iostream::read() and iostream::write() - or any one related function, to do unformatted "binary" I/O.
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[edited by - Fruny on October 8, 2003 6:51:39 PM]
so the diference about binary or text is just the that binary is unformatted, right?
but for example the ofstream::write() works only with char *, how i am i suposed to write an int? i have to convert it to char or exits other way to do that?
how do i do to write a class if i can''t use the operator<< ?
thanks
but for example the ofstream::write() works only with char *, how i am i suposed to write an int? i have to convert it to char or exits other way to do that?
how do i do to write a class if i can''t use the operator<< ?
thanks
but for example the ofstream::write() works only with char *, how i am i suposed to write an int?
Take the address of the int and cast that to a char*.
how do i do to write a class if i can''t use the operator<< ?
The ''hard'' way - one member at a time (hint - write a member function to do that !). The naive bit-for-bit copying of an object is generally a bad idea, as it only works for POD-classes (the C++ term for C-style structs)
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Take the address of the int and cast that to a char*.
how do i do to write a class if i can''t use the operator<< ?
The ''hard'' way - one member at a time (hint - write a member function to do that !). The naive bit-for-bit copying of an object is generally a bad idea, as it only works for POD-classes (the C++ term for C-style structs)
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in c I could write an entire struct to a file at a time. can I do that in c++ with a class?
what is the difference?
the way the data is stored in memory is not the same for a struct and for a class?
I think the bytes of a struct are stored sequentially and that''s why we can write all at once... but I don''t know how this works for classes :\
what is the difference?
the way the data is stored in memory is not the same for a struct and for a class?
I think the bytes of a struct are stored sequentially and that''s why we can write all at once... but I don''t know how this works for classes :\
You can write a whole class at once to a file (remember, a class is the same as a struct) BUT you will get troubles if
- the class contains pointers
- the class contains virtual functions
Maybe there are other causes of troubles I didn''t think of.
- the class contains pointers
- the class contains virtual functions
Maybe there are other causes of troubles I didn''t think of.
quote:Original post by VolkerG
You can write a whole class at once to a file (remember, a class is the same as a struct) BUT you will get troubles if
- the class contains pointers
- the class contains virtual functions
Maybe there are other causes of troubles I didn''t think of.
If the class contains objects that contain pointers or virtual functions or which contain objects that ...
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