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Subject:
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using seekg to serach through a file
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Posted By:
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skarmoo
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Post Date:
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12/8/2003 5:41:50 AM
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I am trying out to write a program that will use seekg() to navigate the various fields in a phone book.I want to get a function that will search a particular field and one that will delete a particular record.Any help will be appreciated.Send any help to skarmoo@hotmail.com
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Reply By:
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7stud
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Reply Date:
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12/16/2003 9:49:29 PM
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seekg() puts the internal file pointer at the place in the file you specify. Then you can read from that point to examine the field that is there.
As for deleting a particular record, you need to read in the data into a string, change it, then write it back to the file. I don't think you can selectively write to a spot in a file--everything after that spot gets erased when you write.
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