In article <85vk3o$qh3$1@newsread.do2.de.uu.net>, Patrick
<p.pfleiderer@s-direktnet.de> writes
>I want to change some values at different positions in a normal text file.
>How can I realize this under C++?  I've got problems to set the pointer to a
>specific position. Is there a possibility to search for a special string in
>a textfile? Is it also possible to run a compiled program under MS-DOS?

Messing around with text files is a recipe for disaster.  If you open
and handle them entirely in binary mode you can probably manage, but
text mode has too many gotchas.

Why on earth should you not be able to run a compiled program under
MSDOS?


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Hi!

I want to change some values at different positions in a normal text file.
How can I realize this under C++?  I've got problems to set the pointer to a
specific position. Is there a possibility to search for a special string in
a textfile? Is it also possible to run a compiled program under MS-DOS?

Thanx 4 your help!

Patrick



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