Re: Cstring WriteString not working also write not working

From:
"jjoohhnn" <jjoohhnn@microsoft.discussions.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:53:19 +0530
Message-ID:
<utnmVrTgJHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>
Mike,

    We can go for CStringArray in case of less number of lines in a file.

    AFAIK CStringArray's object memory will not release immediately after
CStringArrayObject.RemoveAll() called, in case of huge number of lines in a
file.

    I suggest, Create temporary file and Update modified data into this.
Then Make 0 Kb size for source file then delete it.

    Please correct me If I am wrong.

Regards,
John.

"Mike Butler" <antivirus@jhuapl.edu> wrote in message
news:glnrkd$c9k$1@aplnetnews.jhuapl.edu...

Read file into a CstringArray.
Parse the CstringArray and edit the contents of the CString of interest.
Write CStringArray back to file.

"zack" <zack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AB723EF4-CB8F-45BE-9CED-4B3DA9736037@microsoft.com...

Hi I am trying to cahnge one line in a TXT file (log file of my
application),
the TXT file already include many line and i try to recognize the line i
need and then update it with the string i need,
But WriteString looks like it finish fine no fail,
But the TXT file doesn't change .
Here is the code:

CString readLine,CompareResultFile="c:\a.txt";//the file path is just an
example
CStdioFile LogFile_CStdioFile;
char * full_Log_file_path= (char*)malloc (_MAX_PATH);
int numLines=0;
TCHAR PASS_test[] = _T("Result: PASS");
TCHAR FAIL_test[] = _T("Result: FAIL");

if (!LogFile_CStdioFile.Open(CompareResultFile, CFile::modeReadWrite ))
{
    return FALSE;
}
while(LogFile_CStdioFile.ReadString(readLine) )
{
               sprintf(full_Log_file_path,"%S",readLine.GetBuffer(0));
if(strncmp(full_Log_file_path,"Result:",7))
{
numLines++;
continue;
}
else
{
      if(Status)
      {
        LogFile_CStdioFile.WriteString(PASS_test);
      }
      else
     {
LogFile_CStdioFile.WriteString(FAIL_test);
     }
     break;
}
}
LogFile_CStdioFile.Close();

I need suggestion what is the best way to update one line?

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