--> Joe Canhoto wrote to Cliff Rhodes <--
CR>file.seekg(0L, ios::end);
JC>There is a problem with this method which can be worked
JC>around if you're using Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 or later.
JC>It seems that microsoft decided not to allow use of seekg
JC>for the time being (weirdos).
Are you sure about that? Isn't seekg() still part of the draft standard? 
If true, that is bizarre.
JC>Here's something for you VC++
JC>users....
JC>while (cin.get()!=OL);
This is going to be SLOW on a large file!
X CMPQwk 1.42 1692 X"I can resist everything except temptation." - Oscar 
lde
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