File Open and Read in C++

[prads]

Hello,
The C++ pgm below opens a file, reads it and displays what is read. However at the end of the output it also appends some crazy looking characters. Pls correct it for me.
Thanks,
Prads
<code>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;
int main ()
{
FILE * pFile;
long lSize;
char * buffer;
size_t result;

pFile = fopen ( "C:\\t1.txt" , "rb" );
if (pFile==NULL) {fputs ("File error",stderr); exit (1);}

// obtain file size:
fseek (pFile , 0 , SEEK_END);
lSize = ftell (pFile);
rewind (pFile);

// allocate memory to contain the whole file:
buffer = (char*) malloc (sizeof(char)*lSize);
if (buffer == NULL) {fputs ("Memory error",stderr); exit (2);}

// copy the file into the buffer:
result = fread (buffer,1,lSize,pFile);
if (result != lSize) {fputs ("Reading error",stderr); exit (3);}

/* the whole file is now loaded in the memory buffer. */

// terminate
cout<<buffer<<endl; //check this
fclose (pFile);
free (buffer);
getchar();
return 0;
}

Also if I want to move the starting point from the beginning of file offset by 5, if i use the following, will it work....
fseek(pFile,5,SEEK_SET);

[weaknessforcats]

The operator<< of cout assumes a char buffer contains a C-style string.

All you have is binary data so the display continues until a \0 is encountered. Your result will be inderterminant.