Thread: Sequential file problem(s)

This is my last lab assignment for the semester. It was supposed to be due next week, but my instructor will be out next week so he decided today that it would be due on Thursday. He did this because this assignment is harder than the one originally due on Thursday (which I already have completed, just my luck).

I have the assignment pretty much done, but have one glitch and one lack of knowledge problem.

1. I have to display, after reading and manipulating the file, the number of records in the file. I can't find that operation in my book anywhere. If you could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

2. I will try to attach an output to show what I am talking about here, as well as the .txt file that I am reading from. Some of my records (the three with the shortest last names) have the info tabbed wrong. I have tried to correct this by modifying the .txt file, but no luck.

And before I get too much grief, my instructor specified all of the names, except the first one, which is the name of the student doing the assignment.

Code follows:

Code:

//Travis Bryant
//CPT-168-A01
//Payroll Sequential File

#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<iomanip>
#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    //declarations
    string fnam = "",lnam = "", ssn = "";
    double hrswrkd = 0.0, parat = 0.0, grpay = 0.0, ntpay = 0.0, d_duk = 0.0;
    
    system("color f0");

    //header
    cout<<"\t\t\t***********************************\n";
    cout<<"\t\t\t*          Travis Bryant          *\n";
    cout<<"\t\t\t*           CPT-168-A0            *\n";
    cout<<"\t\t\t*     Payroll Seqeuntial File     *\n";
    cout<<"\t\t\t***********************************\n\n";

    ifstream infile;

    // Open payroll file
    infile.open("payroll.txt");

    cout<<fixed<<setprecision(2);
    cout<<"   SSN\t\tName\t\tHours\tRate\tGross\tDeductions\tNetpay\n";
    cout<<"   ____\t\t____________\t_____\t____\t_____\t__________\t______\n";

    // priming read
    infile>>fnam>>lnam>>ssn>>hrswrkd>>parat;

    //begin while loop (priming read instruction)
    while(infile.eof() != true)
    {
        // calculate gross pay
        if (hrswrkd > 40)
            grpay = (40 * parat) + (hrswrkd - 40) * (1.5 * parat);
        else
            grpay = hrswrkd * parat;

        //calculate deductions
        d_duk = grpay * .10;

        //calculate net pay
        ntpay = grpay - d_duk;

        // Display output
        cout << "   " << ssn.substr(7) << "\t\t" << fnam.substr(0,1) << ". " << lnam << "\t" << hrswrkd << "\t" << parat << "\t"
             << grpay << "\t" << d_duk << "\t\t"<< ntpay<< "\n";
        
        

        // read next record
        infile>>fnam>>lnam>>ssn>>hrswrkd>>parat;
    }

    infile.close();

    //display appreciation
    cout<<"\n\t\t\t\tTHANK YOU!!!\n\n";
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

2. I will try to attach an output to show what I am talking about here, as well as the .txt file that I am reading from. Some of my records (the three with the shortest last names) have the info tabbed wrong. I have tried to correct this by modifying the .txt file, but no luck

In your output I recommend you use the setw() manipulator instead of tabs, you will have better control of what goes where with the manipulators.

1. I have to display, after reading and manipulating the file, the number of records in the file. I can't find that operation in my book anywhere. If you could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

You will need a counter to count the number of times you read a line of text.

Jim

Originally Posted by jimblumberg

In your output I recommend you use the setw() manipulator instead of tabs, you will have better control of what goes where with the manipulators.



You will need a counter to count the number of times you read a line of text.

Jim

Thank you. Now that you mention counters I feel like a moron. It never occurred to me to use a counter that way.

Originally Posted by hk_mp5kpdw

Code:

// priming read
infile>>fnam>>lnam>>ssn>>hrswrkd>>parat;
 
//begin while loop (priming read instruction)
while(infile.eof() != true)
{

    ...
 
    // read next record
    infile>>fnam>>lnam>>ssn>>hrswrkd>>parat;
}

While your above loop does manage to avoid the pitfalls of using an end-of-file test to control access to the loop's body that we so often see here on the board, there are typically better ways of doing this:

Code:

//begin while loop
while(infile>>fnam>>lnam>>ssn>>hrswrkd>>parat)
{
    ...
}

This method avoids a priming read and the read operation at the end of the loop body in favor of a single read operation in the while-loop's conditional to control further processing. The return value of the read operation can be tested in a true/false context here and prevent entry into the loop body if no data can be read (or bad data has been read).

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NIT:

Code:

cout<<"\t\t\t*     Payroll Seqeuntial File     *\n";

Sequential is misspelled... just sayin'.

That would be a much better way of accomplishing it, but we are limited to only the commands/functions in that particular chapter of the book. I'm glad you caught that spelling error. I had already finished the project and got it ready to turn in tomorrow. I will go change that right now. Thanks so much for the help and suggestions!