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Stream->Readline help

by James Laker (BurNinG) · in Torque Game Engine · 03/10/2007 (5:25 am) · 2 replies

So here I am again with a problem I just cant get my head around. I'm getting strange results. I have a file with integers in them. The stream works fine, yada yada...

Here's the code:
char buffer[512];
   U32 myCount;
      stream->readLine((U8*)buffer,512);

		if(stream->getStatus() == Stream::EOS) return false;

		Con::printf("buffer (string)= %s",buffer);

		//How many stars we have in the file
		myCount= dAtof( buffer );  // <-- This aint working
		Con::printf("myCount= %f",myCount);

		starCount = dAtoi( buffer );  // <-- This aint working
		Con::printf("myCount= %d",myCount);

The results:
buffer (string)= 2343
myCount= 128736786786837200000000.0000 (or something massive like that)
myCount= 0.0000

So what am I doing wrong here? Should the last myCount be 2342?

I've also tried:
myCount = (S32)buffer;
myCount = (U32)buffer;

So I dont understand and need YOUR help.
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Torque 3D Owner Tony Richards
#1
03/10/2007 (5:51 am)
U32 is an unsigned 32 bit integer. dAtof returns a 32 bit floating point number.

Try using F32 intead of U32 / S32, or use dAtoi with an S32.

//How many stars we have in the file
		myCount= dAtof( buffer );  // <-- This aint working
		Con::printf("myCount= %f",myCount);

		starCount = dAtoi( buffer );  // <-- This aint working
		Con::printf("myCount= %d",myCount);

This doesn't work because it should be this:

//How many stars we have in the file
		myCount= dAtoi( buffer );  // <-- This aint working
		Con::printf("myCount= %d",myCount);

		starCount = dAtoi( buffer );  // <-- This aint working
		Con::printf("starCount = %d",starCount );

Torque Owner James Laker (BurNinG)
#2
03/10/2007 (5:51 am)
Hehe... Just when I came to delete my post before I looked like an total idiot...
Thanx alot though