Need help with test file.

I am trying to make a program that will check a registration number, and tell if it's valid. To test it, I need to input a list of valid, and unvalid numbers, so I can see if it's working properly.

I know that you can attach a txt file to it, but how do I do it, what is it called, and how should the numbers in the txt file be structured?

If you have not learned how to read in and out of files you should probably stick to what you know and maybe use a switch statement........
That is only one suggestion however, and if you would like to learn how to read in and out of files im sure somone might help you.
For what you are asking a switch statement would work and you should try it with that.

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Stillwell, perhaps you can post some code of what you've tried so far or a clearer description of the problem. Your original post is pretty vague.

>>I know that you can attach a txt file to it, but how do I do it, what is it called, and how should the numbers in the txt file be structured?

Are you talking about i/o redirection?

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Originally Posted by Thantos

> redirects standard output
< redirects standard input
?> redirects standard error ( think thats the right symbol)

Using file redirection for input is a really nice tool for debugging as you should be able to predict the results for the given input and can easily use the same set of input to test until the program works. But if you have a bunch of prompts for the input then your output will be mangled with the error messages.
But if you are using cerr for error messages and cout for normal messages:
program.exe <input.txt >output.txt ?>errors.txt
nicely seperates them.

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You type the stuff at the command line when you execute your program.

i.e.
myTestProgram.exe <test.txt
That way, cin will read from test.txt instead of from the keyboard. You just type the info into your test file as if you were typing it into a console window, and the program should read it all properly.

Hehe, I''m sorry i was so vague, but I don't know how to explain it. I need a txt file that has a list of numbers, both wrong and right ones. I need the progam I am to make, to check these numbers from the .txt file and output if the numbers are valid, or not. How do I make my program aware of the txt file the test numbers are wriiten in? Do I have to include the path of the txt file and how is the txt supposed to be structured?

I don't know how else to explain it, as I don't know the name of it, but I'm not asking how to make an in/out stream. I'm not asking how to make the program either, I just want to know how to make the program be aware of the txt file :)

"You type the stuff at the command line when you execute your program.

i.e.
myTestProgram.exe <test.txt"

I don't understand that. Can't I include a line in the program that includes the txt file automaticly? And if the txt file is just like input from the keyboard, do I need to end every number with a \n?

You should read the tutorials on I/O.....Specifically, Lesson 10

Thank you. Exactly what I was looking for.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
  string filename = "\\dir\\subdir\\file.txt";
  int num;

  ifstream in(filename.c_str());
  if (!in.is_open())
  {
      cout << "Unable to open file: " << filename << endl;
      return 1;
  }
  in >> num;
  cout << num << endl;
}

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I have a problem.

Code:

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string str;

  ofstream a_file ( "one.txt" );
  a_file << "Nintendo is the bestest!!\nLeCock!!";
  a_file.close();
  ifstream b_file ( "one.txt" );
  getline(b_file, str);
  cout << str << "\n";

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This code creates a txt file, inputs the two lines I wrote, and outputs the first one.

My question is, how do I make it check if there are more lines, and write them out if there are?

Use a loop. For example:

Code:

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  ifstream b_file ( "one.txt" );
  getline(b_file, str);
  while (!b_file.eof())
  {
    cout << str << "\n";
    getline(b_file, str);
  }

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Notice how I check for eof() immediately after attempting a getline and before I output the string. There are probably better ways, but that would work.

That works. Thanks for the help.