Re: Difference between text and binary files?

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From: robert bowman
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:00

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Ted <mindtrek@netzero.net> wrote in message
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> What is the difference between text and binary files in C and C++? It
> doesn't say in the book.

If a file is opened in the text mode, line separators are assumed. A binary
file will just read/write raw data, nothing added.

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