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Re: getc( ) and gets( ) speed

• Posted by "Derek Parnell" <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Dec 16, 2003
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Craig" <rds at RapidEuphoria.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: getc( ) and gets( ) speed


> 
> 
> Derek Parnell wrote:
>  > However, gets() only works for text files, it makes a
>  > mess of binary files.
> 
> gets() works fine on any kind of file.
> It won't make a mess. You can use it to copy any file.
> If the '\n' characters happen to be few and
> far between, then the length of the "line"
> that you read with gets() could be unpredictable and
> very large. gets() is currently coded to run fast with
> lines less than 1040 characters, but it will handle
> lines of any length (as long as there's enough memory).
> 

Of course you are correct. I was getting mixed up with opening a binary file in
text mode. Now *that* is a bad idea.

-- 
Derek