I/O problems.

I was wondering what Im doin wrong with this code, I keep getting errors like, "error C2297: '>>' : illegal, right operand has type 'float' ".

Code:

// Ebay Business organizer.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include <fstream> // header files
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>	

using namespace std;

//start of functions
void addrecord();
void findtotal();

//globals
float temp_data;
float multa;
float multb;
		
int main()                        
{
  int input;
  start:

  cout<<" Welcome to the ebay business or seller's organizer! " <<endl;
  cout<<"---------------------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
  cout<<"1. Add a new record; the item number, quanity, price, to the database. "<<endl;

  cin>> input;

  switch ( input ) {
  
  case 1:
  addrecord();
    

   
  

  }

cin.get();

return 0;

}

void addrecord()
{
	
	  ofstream add_record ( "db.txt", ios::app );

      cout<<"---------------------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
	  cout<<"Enter the item number:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
	  temp_data>>add_record;

	  cout<<"Enter item quanity:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  temp_data>>multa;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
	  temp_data>>add_record;

	  cout<<"Enter item price:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  temp_data>>multb;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
	  temp_data>>add_record;

	  cout<<"Enter item name:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
	  temp_data>>add_record;

	  temp_data = multa * multb;
	  temp_data>>add_record;

	  cin.ignore();
	  cout<<"Item added to db."<<endl;
	  goto start;


}

Im a beginner.

>temp_data>>add_record;
Other way around. The stream goes on the left and the variable goes on the right:

Code:

add_record>>temp_data;

Repeat until the error goes away.

add_record is an ofstream object so unless I'm mistaken that would be:

Code:

add_record << temp_data;

and not:

Code:

add_record >> temp_data;

So it is. And now that I look more closely, I see the >> operator being used with a float on both sides. Perhaps the OP should read the first few chapters of a book on C++ before going any further.

Well, I did all that you told me too and I have even more errors, let me post them. I don't have a book, Im basicly learning off tutorials, I do have a DirectX and game programming book that has helped me with adding graphics, etc. but I wanted to make just a simple inventory management system for fun. Seems like I dont know as much as I thought.

Errors:

Code:

--------------------Configuration: Ebay Business organizer - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
Ebay Business organizer.cpp
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(22) : warning C4102: 'start' : unreferenced label
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(50) : error C2079: 'add_record' uses undefined class 'basic_ofstream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(50) : error C2078: too many initializers
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(56) : error C2296: '<<' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(56) : error C2297: '<<' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(60) : error C2296: '>>' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(60) : error C2297: '>>' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(62) : error C2296: '<<' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(62) : error C2297: '<<' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(66) : error C2296: '>>' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(66) : error C2297: '>>' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(68) : error C2296: '<<' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(68) : error C2297: '<<' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(73) : error C2296: '<<' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(73) : error C2297: '<<' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul \My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(76) : error C2296: '<<' : illegal, left operand has type 'float'
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul\My Documents\C++ programming\Inventory\Ebay Business organizer\Ebay Business organizer.cpp(76) : error C2297: '<<' : illegal, right operand has type 'float'
Error executing cl.exe.

Ebay Business organizer.exe - 16 error(s), 1 warning(s)

Well, you said you've made some changes and provided a list of errors. How about showing us the modified code.

Originally Posted by Skynet-systems

Well, I did all that you told me too and I have even more errors,

Don't let that discourage you or lull you into thinking the direction you are headed is the wrong one. If it is what I think it is, I'm willing to bet that all those errors from line 56 on down are all due to what is happening on line 50. That is, fix line 50 and it is quite possible all those other errors may go away. Sometimes fixing things may cause more errors to pop up than an earlier version of your code. That does not mean you should necessarily go back to the way things were. It may simply mean that now that you've fixed some errors, the compiler is able to recognize further problems that were also already in your code but were hidden due to the earlier errors.

Hrmm, I don't quite understand whats wrong with line 50. Im pretty sure im creating the append instance correctly.

> temp_data>>multa;
> temp_data>>multb;
These are float variables, so you should use the assignment operator here:
multa = temp_data;
multb = temp_data;

Originally Posted by Skynet-systems

Hrmm, I don't quite understand whats wrong with line 50. Im pretty sure im creating the append instance correctly.

We do not posses the ability to remote view like those CIA psychics... we cannot comment on your current code unless you post it.

The code is posted above...... The entire code.
Here it is again:

Code:

// Ebay Business organizer.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include <fstream> // header files
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>	

using namespace std;

//start of functions
void addrecord();
void findtotal();

//globals
float temp_data;
float multa;
float multb;
		
int main()                        
{
  int input;
  start:

  cout<<" Welcome to the ebay business or seller's organizer! " <<endl;
  cout<<"---------------------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
  cout<<"1. Add a new record; the item number, quanity, price, to the database. "<<endl;

  cin>> input;

  switch ( input ) {
  
  case 1:
  addrecord();
    

   
  

  }

cin.get();

return 0;

}

void addrecord()
{
	
ofstream add_record( "db.txt", ios::app );


      cout<<"---------------------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
	  cout<<"Enter the item number:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
      add_record << temp_data;;

	  cout<<"Enter item quanity:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
      multa = temp_data;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
      add_record << temp_data;

	  cout<<"Enter item price:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  multb = temp_data;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
      add_record << temp_data;

	  cout<<"Enter item name:"<<endl;
	  cin>>temp_data;
	  cout<<"Processing data..."<<endl;
      add_record << temp_data;

	  temp_data = multa * multb;
      add_record << temp_data;

	  cin.ignore();
	  cout<<"Item added to db."<<endl;
	  goto start;


}

Ignoring the fact that you're trying to use goto in a manner that could easily be implemented with a loop, goto only words within the same function. You can't jump between functions with it.