[Help]How to draw text from a file?

**whatup777** · 10-03-2010

Originally Posted by Mr.Magicman

You are realy realy dumb

so dumb fo real.

**Mr.Magicman** · 10-03-2010

Originally Posted by whatup777

so dumb fo real.

Bedintruder

**topblast** · 10-03-2010

I understand what he mean.

Read the file, store it in a Char* or TCHAR*

then

DrawString or somthing

**kotentopf** · 10-03-2010

Originally Posted by topblast

I understand what he mean.

Read the file, store it in a Char* or TCHAR*

then

DrawString or somthing

NOT USE A POINTER!!! (char*)

if in ur file are not enough letters, the otherbytes must be placed. so the other strings in ur .dll will be removed with nothing
cause that use

char text[numberofbytes];

blabla..

file.getline(text,numberofbytes);

Exaple:

char *text;

file.getline(text,20)

//and in ur file only 16 letters

GetModuleHandle("blabla.exe");

so it is

GetModuleHandle(" la.exe");

**topblast** · 10-03-2010

Originally Posted by kotentopf

NOT USE A POINTER!!! (char*)

if in ur file are not enough letters, the otherbytes must be placed. so the other strings in ur .dll will be removed with nothing
cause that use

char text[numberofbytes];

blabla..

file.getline(text,numberofbytes);

I SAID (CHAR*, and not a CHAR[1024]);

Last time i tried CHAR* it was not limited and it worked

**kotentopf** · 10-03-2010

yeah u will see everytime u see that everything is not working

i had this problem and i fixxed it, cause that

and if u use a pointer, its useless or do u need unlimited text? i not need more than 200 letters in a string so do not use all of ur RAM

**mmbob** · 10-03-2010

Code:

HANDLE hFile = CreateFile("path", GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTES_NORMAL, 0);
if (hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
    DWORD Size = GetFileSize(hFile, 0);
    char* FileData = new char[Size + 1];
    DWORD BytesRead;
    ReadFile(hFile, FileData, Size, &BytesRead, 0);
    FileData[BytesRead] = '\0';
    ShowText(FileData);
    delete[] FileData;
    CloseHandle(hFile);
}

**markoj** · 10-03-2010

Originally Posted by mmbob

Code:

HANDLE hFile = CreateFile("path", GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTES_NORMAL, 0);
if (hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
    DWORD Size = GetFileSize(hFile, 0);
    char* FileData = new char[Size + 1];
    DWORD BytesRead;
    ReadFile(hFile, FileData, Size, &BytesRead, 0);
    FileData[BytesRead] = '\0';
    ShowText(FileData);
    delete[] FileData;
    CloseHandle(hFile);
}

You should set the attribute to FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN, so it makes it hidden :P