Whats wrong with my array?

Hey im back-

Ok i have to store in some names and id numbers into arrays from an inputfile desired by the user, and then those arrays will be stored into a record. I started list(as an array of the names and idnumbers) and then league[] which has all the lists in it. Am i just doing this backward or am i missing something simple? Thanks.

Code:

void storenames(ifstream& inputfile, playerrecords& list, int& count)
{
  count=0;
  inputfile >> list.first;
  while(list.first != SENTINEL)
    {
      inputfile >> list.last >> list.idnum;
      count++;

      inputfile >> list.first;
    }
  for (int i=0; i < count; i++)
  cout << list.first << list.last << list.idnum << count << endl;
}

I know count has to go in there somewhere- that is why I started with league[count].first but that didnt work either. Help!

What's the format of the file?
What is 'playerrecords'? What does it look like?

>> Am i just doing this backward or am i missing something simple?
What errors do you get?

playerrecords is a struct:

Code:

struct playerrecords
{
  string first, last;
  int idnum;
  int games[MAXGAMES];
  int gamecount;
  double gameave;
};

i am not getting any errors- just nothing is printing out.

I am not sure if i need to do the inputfile >> firstname and stuff into league which is the array of the records. Thanks.

Just a stab....

Code:

  inputfile >> list.first;
  if (list.first == SENTINEL) std::cerr << "Can't get into read loop\n";
  while(list.first != SENTINEL)

If that doesn't work, then this function just isn't getting called.

Well here is what is happening now- I have figured out how to read it in- its the SENTINEL thing thats getting me. Here is my new code:

Code:

void storenames(ifstream& inputfile, playerrecords league[], int& count)
{
  count=0;
  inputfile >> league[count].first;
  while(league[count].first != SENTINEL)
    {
      inputfile >> league[count].last >> league[count].idnum;
      count++;

      inputfile >> league[count].first;
    }
  for (int i=0; i < count; i++)
    cout << league[i].first <<" " << league[i].last <<" " << league[i].idnum <<\
 endl;
}

League is my array and list is the record. Now if i put

Code:

 while(!inputfile.eof())

it will print everything in mmy data file- which is better then getting nothing- so the problem I am having it stopping at the sentinel. My data file looks like this:

Code:

joe smith 23
alice west 45
bob MILLS 82
Margaret North 5
*

45 182 210 43 170 301 -1
82 150 97 -220 178 223 300 -1
11 100 105 99 -1
5 97 100 110 123 96 108 130 112 -1

I need the first read in to stop at the *. Thats where it is giving me probelms. And I cant do league[count].first != SENTINEL because it give me an error saying i cant do that. Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by ammochck21

And I cant do league[count].first != SENTINEL because it give me an error saying i cant do that. Any suggestions?

You shure can do it. Just depends how SENTINEL is declared.
if its something like

Code:

const string SENTINEL = "*";

It would work.
Kurt

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!!!!! That worked- the problem was I had SENTINEL declared as

Code:

const char SENTINEL = '*'

THANK YOU!!!!

Also......why didnt what i had work? Isnt * a char?

Yes, but a char is not a string.

I get it! You all are awesome! Thank you! (I am sure I will be back)