format .txt file

[anna1230]

I have a .txt file as following:

012|23456|sourc e|N|
01|23453|code|Y |
2349|234|write| N|

what I want to do is to format the file like following:

012 23456 source N
01 23453 code Y
2349 234 write N

I want to use C++ to replace "|" with " " and make each column align left. Can anyone help me about it? Thank you so much.

[DeMan]

Editted: see below

[DeMan]

A (reaosnably) easy way without worrying about filehandling would be:

#include <stdio.h>

int main (char *args)
{
  char input=getchar();
  while(input!=null)
  {
    if(input=="|")
    {
       putch(' ');
    }
    else
    {
       putch(input);
    }
  }
}

This file uses standard inut, but you should (in a unix environment) be able to pipe input and output to files ie: (assuming you create a.out)
a.out <inputtext >outputtext

[anna1230]

I did it in a different way. Thank you anyway.

[DeMan]

Fortunately I have now learnt to spell edited ;)

[Hero Doug]

Would you mind posting what C++ function you used to do it,