From: "Tim Birch" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: trouble with binary files using ifstream (DJGPP) Date: 16 Jul 1997 22:51:13 GMT Organization: UUNET PIPEX Lines: 8 Message-ID: <01bc923a$64322e60$LocalHost@damien> Reply-To: "Tim Birch" NNTP-Posting-Host: ae045.du.pipex.com To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Hi, does anyone know exactly how to open a binary file for input using ifstream. Whenever I try reading anything from any file, i.e. using get or read, nothing gets read and errors get set. Opening the same file using text mode works fine! Please reply by e-mail ; richardbirch AT dial DOT pipex DOT com