hi , little question please in codegear c++ builder

[helleye]

hi,
using vcl , and trying to use TstringList with ascii(1) as delimiter

TStringList * templist3 = new TStringList;
templist3->LoadFromFile("xxx.txt");
mylist = new TStringList;
mylist->Delimiter = static_cast<char>(1);
mylist->StrictDelimiter=TRUE;
mylist->DelimitedText=templist3->Text.c_str();

this code works fine and all is cool when program runs
problem is when i want to save all
tried

mylist->SaveToFile("xxx,txt");
this way i lost the ascii(1) to a later load

tried
for (int i = 0; i < mylist->Count; i++)
{
myfile << mylist->Strings.c_str();
myfile << static_cast<char>(1);
}
this way its adding lots of strange \n in the middle of everywhere

please help
thanks much in advance

 

[2ffat]

The problem with using almost any character below ascii 32 (decimal) is the OS tends to interpret that character for a special meaning. For example, ascii(1) means start of header by the OS. If the OS doesn't recognize a valid header, it tosses the character.

I would suggest that you use something more standard like a comma (,) or even the vertical bar (|). If you MUST use ascii(1) then open your file in binary mode for both reading and writing.

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[helleye]

thanks

i dont think this is the problem

myfile << mylist->Strings.c_str();
this is the prolematic line , it put some \n where it wants
solved by a parser that removed those , ugly workaround :\