Need Help in Read a file at compilation time to initialize variable

[scamguru]

I have to read a file (for a string) and the file is available only at the compilation time, not in the run time.

Is there any possibility to read the file during compilation and initialize a variable with the value read from the file.

I have tried different methods, but doesn't work for me. Can anybody please tell me how can i do this?

Thanks in advance.

[William Hemsworth]

The file is available at compilation time.. but not run time. As far as I can think, the only way this is possible is to use the #include directive, assuming the file contains C/C++ code. Other than that, I have no idea :)

[scamguru]

the file is a pure text file, consists of just a single line.

Any ideas, are welcome.

Thanks

[vmanes]

Hmm, write a little program that will read the file and store it, properly formatted as a declaration of a string with that content as the initialization, saving as a .h file to be included in your program?

Run that prior to compiling the primary application.

[scamguru]

sounds good.

Thanks for the idea.

[vmanes]

You're welcome. Let us know how it works out.

[MosaicFuneral]

Just copy and paste into a string array.

There is a very hacky, nested way of doing it:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    char text[] = {
                #include "text.txt" 
                };
    
    printf("%s\n", text);
    getchar();
    return(0);
}

text.txt:
"text and stuff"

[vmanes]

That works, assuming the text in the file is enclosed in doublequotes.