Translating linked lists

[alpha22]

Heres the problem I'm trying to take a file created from a previous program and add it to a link list, but it does not seem to make through the translator portion. It will go into a loop.
Any sugestions will be appreciated.
Alpha22

int translateBudrec()
{
   int numErrors = 0;       // holds return value of whether an error occurred

   BudrecType5 inRec5;      // this is a record to hold lab 5 data 
   BudrecType6 newRec6;    //this is a record to hold lab 6 data

   string fileName5;
   string fileName6;   
    
    cout << "Enter the lab5 binary file to read:" << flush;
    cin >> fileName5;
    inFile.open(fileName5.c_str(), ios::binary); 
    
    cout << "Enter the lab6 binary file to create:" << flush;
    cin >> fileName6;
    outFile.open(fileName6.c_str(), ios::binary);  
 
    if (inFile && outFile){
      
      inFile.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&inRec5), sizeof(inRec5));
      cout << endl << "The rec 5 amount is: " << inRec5.catAmts << endl;
      while (!inFile.eof()) {
        
        strcpy(newRec6.catName, inRec5.catName);
        newRec6.catAmts = inRec5.catAmts;
        newRec6.catPcts = inRec5.catPcts;
        newRec6.nextRec = NULL;  
        
        cout << "The rec 6 amount is: " << newRec6.catAmts << endl;

       //after this line program goes into a loop repeating the rec 6 amount.   

    outFile.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&newRec6), sizeof(newRec6));
        } // end while not end of file
      } else {
        cout << "File : " << fileName5.c_str() << " does not exist" << endl;
        numErrors = 1;
    }
    inFile.clear();
    outFile.clear();
    inFile.close();
    outFile.close();

    return numErrors; 

}//end translateBudrec

[dnysveen]

Im not exactly sure what you are trying to do but if you are trying to create a linked list you need to allocated new memory every time you read in a new record and have the previous record link to the next one. Currenlty you are just use one record and overwriting the information in that record evey time you read a line in the file.

[Daved]

You aren't reading anything inside the loop. Your call to inFile.read happens before the loop starts, so the loop goes on forever never reading anything else.

[dnysveen]

You aren't reading anything inside the loop. Your call to inFile.read happens before the loop starts, so the loop goes on forever never reading anything else.

Good point. I missed that one. Even if he was reading from the file he would not have a linked list.

You also do not have a head pointer for your linked list.