Thread: Helllppp!!! I/O and array problems

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    Helllppp!!! I/O and array problems

    The first part I'm having trouble with is having the user type in the file name to read in to the array.

    Second, I need to count the occurance of each element of the array and display the element next to it's number of occurances.

    The text file looks like this: 1 2 3 2 6 7 4 5 3 7 4 5 2 4 7

    Please help me!

    My code looks like this: (Don't laugh)

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    #include <cstdlib>
    #include<string>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    void sort(char a[], int number_used);
    
    void swap_values(char& v1, char& v2);
    
    int index_of_smallest(const char a[], int start_index, int number_used);
    
    int main()
    {
    	char input_file[21];
    	int number_used;
    	ifstream in_stream;
    	in_stream.open(input_file);
    	
    	
    	cout<< "Please enter the name of the input file.\n";
    	cin>> input_file;
    	cin.read(input_file, 21);
    	sort(input_file, number_used);
    	while (!in_stream.eof())
    	{
    		for (int index = 0; index < number_used; index++)
    		cout<< input_file[index] << " \n";
    	
    		in_stream.close();
    	}
    	
    	return 0;
    } 
    
    void sort(char a[], int number_used)
    {
    int index_of_next_smallest;
    for (int index = 0; index < number_used - 1; index++)
    {
    index_of_next_smallest = index_of_smallest(a, index, number_used);
    swap_values(a[index], a[index_of_next_smallest]);
    }
    }
    
    void swap_values(char& v1, char& v2)
    {
    int num;
    num = v1;
    v1 = v2;
    v2 = num;
    }
    
    int index_of_smallest(const char a[], int start_index, int number_used)
    {
    int min = a[start_index],
    index_of_min = start_index;
    for (int index = start_index + 1; index < number_used; index++)
    if (a[index] < min)
    {
    min = a[index];
    index_of_min = index;
    }
    return index_of_min; 
    }
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Last edited by Salem; 07-02-2005 at 01:49 AM. Reason: tag fixer - the OP needs to fix the indentation

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    could you please put code tags over all the code so its easier to read and debug... thanks

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    first off,
    Code:
    	cin>> input_file;
    	cin.read(input_file, 21);
    what you probably want there is:
    Code:
    cin.getline(input_file,21);
    second, when you hit sort(), what exactly are you trying to sort? and finally, when you hit your while loop, you check for eof on a stream you never opened.

    I didn't check anything past that, but fix that and see where it gets you. one more thing: I see you've included <string>, but don't use any strings anywhere... I'm not so sure you'd need <cstdlib> either...

    since you're reading in integers, you can cheat:
    1. create an int array and initialize to zero (make sure the highest index >= highest # in file)
    2. get the filename from the user
    3. open and check the file
    4. read in a number, and increase the array in that index by 1
    5. when you're done, close the file and go through the file printing out the index and number at that index
    for example, if you read in a 7, increase integers[7] by 1. at the end, your array will look like (using your sample input):
    Code:
    integers[0]: 0
    integers[1]: 1
    integers[2]: 3
    integers[3]: 2
    integers[4]: 3
    integers[5]: 2
    integers[6]: 1
    integers[7]: 3
    just throw that into a loop that outputs the index and number in that index and you're all set.
    Last edited by major_small; 07-01-2005 at 08:46 PM. Reason: get/getline
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    Thanks for the Help!

    I'm having other problems, now but you have helped me so much.

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