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Windows File Writing...

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 11:08:03 -0700

OK, I just read on the MSDN that opening a file with "fopen()" and using the mode "a+" will not allow you to over-write data in a file. I have just made an MP3 tag editor, and I need to over-write data with it. I don't know the format of the encoded data, so I can't buffer the entire file to memory and then burst it into a new file, but I do know the EXACT locations of the data I want to modify. How can I do this?

-Sephiroth

Re: Windows File Writing...

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:46:10 -0700

This message was edited by AsmGuru62 at 2003-12-8 12:46:29

: OK, I just read on the MSDN that opening a file with "fopen()" and using the mode "a+" will not allow you to over-write data in a file. I have just made an MP3 tag editor, and I need to over-write data with it. I don't know the format of the encoded data, so I can't buffer the entire file to memory and then burst it into a new file, but I do know the EXACT locations of the data I want to modify. How can I do this?
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: -Sephiroth
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FILE* pFile = fopen ("any file name here", "r+b");

fseek (pFile, 1762, SEEK_SET);
// ^^^ go to exact location of 1762 bytes
// from the beginning of the file

// write a few (five symbols) bytes at this location:
fwrite ("Hello", sizeof (char), 5, pFile);
fclose (pFile);

Re: Windows File Writing...

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:40:09 -0700

Yeah I figured it out, but not thanks to MSDN. I have (once again) the wonder Linux MAN pages to thank. I really should just leave an SSH2 terminal open to one of my Linux-boxes 24/7 for stuff like this that M$ "forgets" to post or posts wrong. Too bad those pages don't have the Win32 GUI functions and such in them, that'd make it super-easy to find anything :D!
-Sephiroth

Re: Windows File Writing...

Tue, 09 Dec 2003 07:43:44 -0700

: Yeah I figured it out, but not thanks to MSDN. I have (once again) the wonder Linux MAN pages to thank. I really should just leave an SSH2 terminal open to one of my Linux-boxes 24/7 for stuff like this that M$ "forgets" to post or posts wrong. Too bad those pages don't have the Win32 GUI functions and such in them, that'd make it super-easy to find anything :D!
: -Sephiroth
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Win32 GUI? No problem...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winprog/winprog/functions_by_category.asp

I always post that link - super-easy to find whatever you need to find.

Re: Windows File Writing...

Tue, 09 Dec 2003 11:16:37 -0700

: Win32 GUI? No problem...
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: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winprog/winprog/functions_by_category.asp
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: I always post that link - super-easy to find whatever you need to find.
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Added to favorites.

-Sephiroth

Re: Windows File Writing...

Tue, 09 Dec 2003 15:36:46 -0700

: Added to favorites.

Mr Open Source is using IE! ;)

Re: Windows File Writing...

Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:32:11 -0700

: : Added to favorites.
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: Mr Open Source is using IE! ;)
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...erm... yeah, it is a free country... - I think, Seph has both in his cellar...

Re: Windows File Writing...

Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:52:03 -0700

: : : Added to favorites.
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: : Mr Open Source is using IE! ;)
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: ...erm... yeah, it is a free country... - I think, Seph has both in his cellar...
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I use IE because it doesn't crash or is crappy as hell like NutScrape, and because it comes integrated into Windoze. Does all I need anyway. However, if I was a major web-guy, I'd use Opera or something. Oh wait, LONG LIVE LYNX!! If you don't get it you just don't know.

-Sephiroth