reading a byte from a File that is not ascii in c++

[g3k0]

Hey, I just want to read a byte from a file. Not as ascii. How do I do this in c++. I tried using fscanf but for some reason the variable becomes a gigantic number. I know there is a hex value of 32 right where I am reading. I fread() it and get a 2 because 32 is ascii. But I want to get the decimal equivalent of 32 hex instead.


string MyStr;
int YAY;

char theC[6];
FILE * cdRm = fopen ( "/dev/hdb", "r" );

fseek(cdRm, 16*sectorSize+dateVolCreateOff,SEEK_SET);
int n = fscanf ( cdRm, "%d", &YAY );

sprintf(theC,"%d",YAY);
fclose(cdRm);
MyStr = theC;

[Compyx]

You're using a string to store the data (and presumably also to print it), use an array of unsigned char to store the data, or the C++ equivalent (Vector?) and print the data by using the %u printf specifier (or %x for hex) and iterating the array/vector.

[cb951303]

use fread() with a "unsigned char" ;)