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Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 14:01:50 -0500
From: Jonathan Meunier <jonathanm AT corel DOT com>
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Read one byte at a time, then simply AND this byte for each bit you want
to read..

eg:
#define BYTE char

BYTE read_bit( BYTE byte_to_process, BYTE which_bit )
{
  return ( byte_to_process & ( 1 << which_bit );

}

int main()
{
  ...
  byte = fread(...); // or whatever function you use
  bit = read_bit( byte, x );

  ...
}

HTH,
	.(Trancelucid).
	  .  Jaune  .

Krogg wrote:
> 
> I can open FILEs and read them one byte at a time but i
> really want to read them one BIT at a time...Is there
> a nice way to do this?...
> 
> something like this..
> 
> //-------------
> 
> while( (x=next_bit_in(MY_FILE))!=EOF) ;
> {
>  process_this_bit(x);
> }
> 
> //---------------
> 
> Thanks....