std::vector<uint8_t> v;
if(FILE* fp = fopen("filename", "r"))
{
  uint8_t buf[1024];
  while(size_t len = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp))
    v.insert(v.end(), buf, buf + len);
  fclose(fp);
}

switch (catchRecord)
{
case'a':
cout << "\n\n\t\tNo Records to delete.";
break;
case'b':
cout << "\t\tPlease choose Record # to delete:\t";
cin >> delRecord;
 
cout << "\t\tAre you sure you want to delete:\n";
cout << fname[delRecord -1] << " " << lname[delRecord -1] << "\n";
cout << "Y or N\t" << endl;
cin >> delRecCheck;
if ((delRecCheck == 'y') || (delRecCheck == 'Y'))
{
fname[delRecord -1] = ("");
lname[delRecord -1] = ("");
// score[delRecord -1] = ();///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}

 
int *iPtr = new int[5]; // allocate memory
int nCount=5; // set num of array items
int nChoice=0; // variable to hold user index choice
 
for(int nI=0;nI<nCount;nI++) // loop and generate values for array
    iPtr[nI]=nI;
 
for(int nI=0;nI<nCount;nI++) // display array contents
    cout << "index " << nI << ": " << iPtr[nI] << endl; 
 
// prompt user for index
cout << "Enter an index to delete: ";
cin >> nChoice;
 
// copy elements starting at delete index through count -1
for(int nI=nChoice;nI<nCount-1;nI++)
    iPtr[nI]=iPtr[nI+1];
 
// decrement number of array items
nCount--;
 
// redisplay array contents
for(int nI=0;nI<nCount;nI++)
    cout << "index " << nI << ": " << iPtr[nI] << endl;