Introduction
Title: Text Files vs. Binary Files in C
Introduction to the topic: Understanding the differences between text and binary files in C file I/O.
Handling of Newlines
Title: Handling of Newlines
Text Files: Newline characters are automatically converted based on the platform.
Unix: '\n', Windows: '\r\n'
Binary Files: No newline conversions.
Example - Newline Handling
Title: Newline Handling Example
Code snippet showing how newline characters are represented in text and binary files.
Demonstrates the automatic conversion in text files.
Storage of Numbers
Title: Storage of Numbers
Text Files: Numbers are stored as characters.
Binary Files: Numbers are stored in raw binary format.
Example - Number Storage
Title: Number Storage Example
Code snippet showing how numbers are stored in text and binary files.
Illustrates the space efficiency of binary files.
Platform Compatibility
Title: Platform Compatibility
Text Files: More portable due to automatic newline conversions.
Binary Files: Less portable; require data format compatibility.
Example - Platform Compatibility
Title: Platform Compatibility Example
Explains the portability of text files when moving between platforms.
Highlights the need to ensure binary data compatibility.
Text vs. Binary Mode: Handling Newlines
Explanation of newline conversions in text mode and no conversions in binary mode.
Text vs. Binary Mode: Storage of Numbers
Explanation of how numbers are stored in text files as strings and the impact on file size.
Text vs. Binary Mode: Efficiency
Discussing the inefficiency of storing large numerical data in text mode and introducing binary mode.
Record I/O Revisited
Discussing the limitations of text mode for record I/O and introducing the use of fread() and fwrite().
Writing Records in Binary Mode
Code snippet and explanation of a program that writes records to a binary file using fwrite().
Reading Records from Binary File
Code snippet and explanation of a program that reads records from a binary file using fread().
Database Management in C
Introduction to database management and combining file I/O concepts.
Low-Level File I/O
Explaining the concept of low-level file I/O, using buffers, and handling file handles.
Low-Level File Copy Program
Presenting a program that demonstrates low-level file copy using read() and write().
I/O Under Windows
Explaining how Windows handles I/O and compatibility with C library functions.
Summary
Summarizing the key points of file input/output in C.