Hello All!
Back again! I've put the following together to edit a friend's files.bbs file 
of particular text.
#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 
#pragma hdrstop
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    char buff[81];
    int cntr=0;
    // Open the source and temporary output files for action.
    cout << "Preparing to edit files.bbs. Please standby...\n";
    ifstream infile("files.bbs");
    if (!infile)
    {
        cout << "Cannot open files.bbs for input...\n";
        getch();
        return 1;
    }
    ofstream outfile("files.$$$");
    if (!outfile)
    {
        cout << "Cannot open files.$$$ for output...\n";
        getch();
        infile.close();
        return 1;
    }
I've got the surrounding code to work reasonably well, but I can't seem to 
et
this comparison to work. Anybody got any ideas? Is a case insensitive check
possible, or can I uppercase the incoming file line to make the comparison?
    // Loop through the source file, checking each line for the
    // offending text, and writing those that pass the "filter"
    // to the output working file.
    while (!infile.eof())
    {
        infile.getline(buff, sizeof(buff));
        if (strstr(buff, "DESCRIPTION BY DIZMAN") == 0)
            outfile << buff << endl;
        else
            cntr + 1;
    }
    infile.close();
    outfile.close();
    // Clean things up by removing the old source file
    // and renaming the temporary work file.
    if (remove("files.bbs") == 0)
    {
        printf("Removed %s.\n","files.bbs");
        if (rename("files.$$$", "files.bbs") == 0)
            printf("Renamed %s to %s.\n", "files.$$$", "files.bbs");
        else
            perror("rename");
    }
    else
        perror("remove");
    // Report lines deleted, if any.
    if (cntr == 0)
        cout << "No lines deleted in this action.\n";
    else
        cout << "Lines deleted in this action: " << cntr << "\n";
    getch();
    return 0;
}
Brian Lunergan
Nepean, ON
Canada
E-mail: blunergan@cyberus.ca / Fidonet: 1:163/335.44
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