how to use poco to read text files

[dagg]

I've tried with File, FileIOS, FileInputStream, FileOutputStream, FileStream, CountingIOS, CountingInputStream and CountingOutputStream
but no go, I'm pretty sure it exists, any help will be appriciated.

[peter]

> I've tried with File, FileIOS, FileInputStream, FileOutputStream, FileStream, CountingIOS, CountingInputStream and CountingOutputStream
> but no go, I'm pretty sure it exists, any help will be appriciated.

Well,

some details would be nice...

Anway, FileInputStream should be good though, only difference to a standard ofstream is
the ability to open files where the file name contains unicode chars. Note that the FileInputStream constructor expects the filename to be UTF8 encoded.

br

Peter

[dagg]

ok, if I use FileInputStream how can I read a line? I've tried the

[alex]

> ok, if I use FileInputStream how can I read a line?

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std::string filename("C:\test.txt");
Poco::FileInputStream fis(filename);
std::string read;
fis >> read;
std::cout << read;


[guenter]

Well, the >> operator will only read up to the first whitespace.
You can try:

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Poco::FileInputStream fis("c:\test.txt");
std::string line;
std::getline(fis, line);


On Windows, line will probably contain a CR character (ASCII 13) at the end, which you should get rid off. Or use std: :ifstream, or Poco: :FileInputStream with a Poco::LineEndingConverter, as in:

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Poco::FileInputStream fis("c:\test.txt");
Poco::InputLineEndingConverter lec(fis, Poco::LineEnding::NEWLINE_LF);
std::string line;
std::getline(lec, line);


[dagg]

> Well, the >> operator will only read up to the first whitespace.
> You can try:
>

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> Poco::FileInputStream fis("c:\test.txt");
> std::string line;
> std::getline(fis, line);
>

>
> On Windows, line will probably contain a CR character (ASCII 13) at the end, which you should get rid off. Or use std: :ifstream, or Poco: :FileInputStream with a Poco::LineEndingConverter, as in:
>
>

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> Poco::FileInputStream fis("c:\test.txt");
> Poco::InputLineEndingConverter lec(fis, Poco::LineEnding::NEWLINE_LF);
> std::string line;
> std::getline(lec, line);
>

thanks, it worked like a charm :)