From: deanh AT zip DOT com DOT au (Dean) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Newbie HELP!!! - Reading input files Date: 24 Oct 1996 11:28:21 GMT Organization: The Zipsters Lines: 20 Message-ID: <54njsl$v7c@the-fly.zip.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: woggle11.zip.com.au To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp I'm reasonably new to C/C++, and my question is this: I'm trying to write a program which uses input files that are similar to those in POVRAY ie; object { ... } Now, to read this in and for my program to understand it, do I have to scan through every character and try work out what is happening, or is there an easier way to decide what is currently being read? Any help would be appresiated... ------------------------------------ Dean Harding deanh AT zip DOT com DOT au ------------------------------------