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Subject: Re: Need some help with reading from files
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:18:24 -0500
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I might be off base here, but couldnt you utilize the putp, and tellp...to
set the position of the read head?

again.....someone more versed in C++ could probally help you better on this.


"Daniel Eliasson" <danieleliasson AT chello DOT se> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm currently working on a small game utilizing a 2d array of int's.
> That is, grid[128][128].
>
> What I want to do is read a map from a text file. The format of maps is
that
> every character in the map file is a certain type of int that will be
stored
> in the grid.....
> My problem is, if I want to read the first 128 characters on the first 128
> rows in the text file, how do I get the iostreams to do this?
>
> I've checked several C++ books, but they never tell me how to manipulate
the
> place it reads from. Any code/pseudo-code would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> // Daniel Eliasson
>
> PS. I hope you don't mind the crosspost, just trying to maximise my odds
of
> getting help.
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