Difference between text and binary files?

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3 total messages Started by Ted Sun, 04 Apr 1999 00:00

#174

Author: Ted
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 00:00

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What is the difference between text and binary files in C and C++? It
doesn't say in the book.

Re: Difference between text and binary files?

#175

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

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Ted <mindtrek@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:3707c923@news2.mixcom.com...
> 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.

Re: Difference between text and binary files?

#185

Author: Marck Franssen
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:00

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Further more Text-files are assumed to contain ONLY text-characters.

Binary files CAN contain any / all ascii-characters.

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