Thread: Still can not write or read from save file

I am wondering if it has anything to do with the program that saves the file. Here is the code for that program

[CODE] #include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<string>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<ctime>
#include<fstream>
#include<algorithm>
int getpin(int & );
int i;



using namespace std;

int main()
{

//declare variables

string clerkId ="";
int ssn =0;
string name ="";
string address ="";
string city ="";
string state ="";
int zip =0;
int pin = 0;
int visa = 0;

//enter input itesm to a file

ofstream outfile;
outfile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios:ut);

if(outfile.is_open())
{

//Clerk is to enter ID for login Information

cout<<"Enter ClerkId: ";
getline(cin, clerkId);

//This will Loop Through Program and then Exit Loop
//Once Clerk-ID id Null

while(clerkId != "xx")
{

//Get Name Address City State Zip Social Security Number


cout <<"Enter SSN: ";
cin>>ssn;
cin.ignore(1);
cout <<"Enter Name: ";
getline(cin, name);
cout <<"Enter Address: ";
getline(cin, address);
cout <<"Enter City: ";
getline(cin, city);
cout <<"Enter State: ";
getline(cin, state);
cout <<"Enter Zip: ";
cin>>zip;
pin = getpin(visa);
cin.ignore(1);
cin.ignore(1);

// Format Title Lines for Name, Address, City, State, and Zip

cout<<setw(25)<<left<<"Name"<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<"Address"<<" "
<<setw(16)<<left<<"City"<<" "<<setw(2)<<"ST"<<" "<<setw(5)<<left<<"Zip"<<endl;


//Format Display Output

cout<<setw(25)<<left<<name<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<address<<" "
<<setw(16)<<left<<city<<" "<<setw(2)<<state<<" "<<setw(5)<<setfill('0')<<right<<zip<<endl;
cout<<setw(2)<<left<<"ClerkID"<<" "<<setw(9)<<setfill(' ')<<left<<"SSN"<<endl;
cout<<setw(2)<<left<<clerkId<<" "<<setw(9)<<left<<ssn<<endl;


cout<<"Enter ClerkId: ";
getline(cin, clerkId);


}
}
else
{cout<<"File not Open"<<endl;}
outfile.close();
return 0;

}

int getpin(int & visa)

{



srand(time(NULL));

visa = 10000 + rand()%(99999-10000 + 1);
return 10000 + rand()%(9999-1000 + 1);

}

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Any and all help please, I am going nuts with this one.

So what your saying is that I need to put this in the code I wrote to save the file so that I will be able to read it when I open it with the other program. Am I right in the way I am looking at this?

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outfile<<setw(25)<<left<<name<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<address<<" "
<<setw(16)<<left<<city<<" "<<setw(2)<<state<<" "<<setw(5)<<setfill('0')<<right<<zip<<endl;
outfile<<setw(2)<<left<<"ClerkID"<<" "<<setw(9)<<setfill(' ')<<left<<"SSN"<<endl;
outfile<<setw(2)<<left<<clerkId<<" "<<setw(9)<<left<<ssn<<endl;

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Originally Posted by swoopy

>So what your saying is that I need to put this in the code I wrote to save the file
That would be my guess.

Still not working, I put it in both programs. It still does the same thing

Originally Posted by swoopy

What's in WACKOFILE.dat? Have you looked at it with an editor to see what's in it?

Yes it has this in it...
[CODE]Joseph L. Gelsomino 123 Any Any Town RI 02852
ClerkID SSN
uu 90090909 [CODE\]

Originally Posted by swoopy

Great, it looks like it's working.

[QUOTE] SO what is it that I am doing wrong?[\QUOTE]

Originally Posted by swoopy

If the Console Window is disappearing too soon, you might want to read this FAQ entry:
http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385

Otherwise give a detailed explanation of your problem, as it's not clear.

When I run the second program, it opens the console window from the save file which has been made from the first program, but in the window it says "press any key to continue" now when i press a key the window shuts, so I can't write to the file or view the file. I wish to be able to write to the file and then have it read back to me.

Originally Posted by swoopy

If the second program is reading what the first program wrote, then you should check to be sure the file was opened:

Code:

	inFile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios::in);
	if(!inFile.is_open())
	{
	   cout << "Unable to open file.  Press <Enter> to quit." << endl;
	   cin.get();
	   return 1;
	}

Then if the file opened correctly, add cout's after each read to be sure each piece of data is read properly.

I just try what you said, and sure enough the file does not open. Now I am really lost. What in the world do I do now?

Where is your WACKOFILE.dat being stored?

Try specifiying the whole path, i.e. "C:\MyFolder1\MyFolde2\InHere\WACKOFILE.dat"