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Searching in binary files
I would like to implement a dictionary in a binary file and I have heard that you can search in a binary file by setting something like locators in the file itself. For example if i were looking for experts. I would look for the location of the letter in the file and just jump to that location and so on and so forth. The question is what I am saying possible or not and if possible how can i do that.
Denpends on the size of the file and the way you are organizing the data within it. I'd actually set up some form of structured storage like an index that points to content inside the binary file, e.g.
struct dict_unit {
char acTerm [ MAX_TERM];
unsigned long ulTranslatedUnit; // points to offs. in file where the translation can be found
};
struct dict_unit {
char acTerm [ MAX_TERM];
unsigned long ulTranslatedUnit; // points to offs. in file where the translation can be found
};
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char x, yourchar ="e"; // the char u are looking for
FILE *fp; //file pointer
fp = fopen("File.exe","rb"); open the file in binary mode
while(x != yourchar)
{
x = getc(fp); //get the char pointer to by the file pointer
}
// something like this, i have no compiler now.
Next once u find the character u are looking for within the file u can use these to set the pointer
SEEK_SET
SEEK_CUR
SEEK_END
Have a look on this site
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/c17.htm