converting from file pointer to character pointer

[ASWINIGANGADHARAM]

hi all,
i am studying engg,i have problem that ,how can i convet from the file pointer to character pointer or character array.in my project i cant use file pointer,i need to convert file pointer as a character pointer.please help me in this regard,

thank u advance
aswin

[weaknessforcats]

Do you have a code sample where you are stuck?

[ASWINIGANGADHARAM]

hai,

this is my code where i have stuck the thing is i cant use any FILE pointers in my project and iam in need of any alternative char pointer or char array.
The following part is the code i want to alter

 #ifdef _CHECK_BITS_
FILE *fpe;
#endif
 TextureObjectLayer_enc(FILTER *wvtfilter, SOL_PARAMETERS *vm_param)
{
  FILE *bitfile;
  int  texture_object_id=0;
char fname[100];
  int  texture_object_layer_shape =vm_param->sa_dwt;
init_bit_packing_fp(bitfile,1);
 if ((bitfile=fopen(fname,"wb"))==NULL)
        errorHandler("Can't open file '%s' for writing.",fname);
#ifdef _CHECK_BITS_
 fpe=fopen("encode_bits","w");
#endif
}
 
 
void init_bit_packing_fp(FILE *fp,int clearByte)
{
 
    byte_count=0;
    count=0;
    bitfile=fp;
    bytes_in_buffer=bitrate=huff_put_buffer=huff_put_bits=bit_buf=0;
 
    //clean byte pointer only when asked for
    if(clearByte == 0)
       fseek(bitfile,-(buffer_length-byte_ptr+((bit_num+1)/8)),SEEK_CUR);
 
 
    buffer_length=byte_ptr=0;
    bit_num=-1;
 
}
 

Thanks in advance for your reply.

[weaknessforcats]

From what I can surmise, the problem is on this line:

fseek(bitfile,-(buffer_length-byte_ptr+((bit_num+1)/8)),SEEK_CUR);

your byte_ptr needs to be an int and not a pointer.

When working with fseek, you are always calculating an offset and that offset is always an interger value. That is, all of your calculations are relative to the beginning, current position , or end of the file. There is no addressing involved.