Appending Random Text File.

having Trouble with this..

I want to overwrite the Name inside the Text file with the Name i input but what is happening it is only adding the Name to the End of the Text File. And its still Reading in the Old Name not the new one

Code:

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include <iostream>
#include<sstream>
#include<fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

struct Newpassenger
{
    int seat_number;
    char name[20];
    char onward[3];
};

int main()
{
    int i;
   

 
        if (choice == 2 ) // Update Record..
           
        {
            {
                fstream Airline ("AirLine.text", ios::out | ios::in | ios::app | ios::binary);
                if(!Airline)
                {
                    cout << "File Could not be opened." << endl; 
                    system("PAUSE");
                    exit (1);
                }
               
               
                cout << "Enter Seat Number to Update"
                <<"(1 to 100, 0 to end )?";
               
               
                Newpassenger passenger;
                cin >> passenger.seat_number;
               
               
                while (passenger.seat_number > 0 && passenger.seat_number <=100)
                {
                   
                    Airline.seekg((passenger.seat_number - 1 ) * sizeof(Newpassenger),ios::beg);
                    Airline.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&passenger), sizeof(Newpassenger));
                   
                   
                   
                   
                    cout << " Found Record. Now Enter New Name:";
                    cin >> passenger.name;
                   
                    Airline.seekp((passenger.seat_number - 1 ) * sizeof(Newpassenger), ios::beg);
                    Airline.write(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&passenger), sizeof (Newpassenger));
                   
                    cout << "\nEnter Seat Number: ?";
                    cin >> passenger.seat_number;
                   
                   
                }
               
               
               
                Airline.close();
                cout << endl;
            }       
           
           
           
           
        }



        if (choice == 4 ) //Read a Seat Number..
        {
           
           
            fstream Airline ("AirLine.text",ios::in |ios::binary);
            if(!Airline)
            {
                cout << "File Could not be opened." << endl; 
                system("PAUSE");
                exit (1);
            }
           
           
            cout << "Enter Seat number to Print "
            << "(1 to 100, 0 to end)? ";
           
            Newpassenger passenger;
            cin >> passenger.seat_number;
           
            while (passenger.seat_number > 0 && passenger.seat_number <=100)
            {
                Airline.seekg((passenger.seat_number - 1) * sizeof(Newpassenger));
               
                Airline.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&passenger), sizeof(Newpassenger));
               
                if (passenger.seat_number !=0)
                    cout << passenger.name << " \n "
                    << passenger.onward << " ";
               
                else
                    cout << " No record for that Seat Number.\n";
               
                cout << "\nEnter Seat Number: ?";
                cin >> passenger.seat_number;
            }
            cout << endl;
            Airline.close();
           
        }

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Why don't you just implement it as a .csv file? or tab seperated values? It would be much easier to navigate the file that way. Or if your file already incluides a delimiter, use that as a field reference.
Depending on the size (or potential size..) of the input file you could just buffer all the data in an appropriate container of strings, perhaps a map, or map of your datatype. then just parse and replace as required.

> what is happening it is only adding the Name to the End of the Text File.

Perhaps read what ios::app really does.
Input/Output with files - C++ Documentation

Also, you write the file, THEN read the seat number (huh?)

Im not Writing to the File before Reading,
Yes all that is happening it is Writing to the End of the Location in the File,

Im asking a User to Input Seat Number... they Enter 3

it seeks to that location once it is found it is then Asking a User to enter a New Name

Code:

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Airline.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&passenger), sizeof(Newpassenger));
                   
                   
                   
                   
                    cout << " Found Record. Now Enter New Name:";
                    cin >> passenger.name;

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You are over complicating a very simple thing, or is it that you have to do it like this for an assignment? Does your data exist prior to the program being run? If not then you will have to write it... ! If you append to a file it will be placed at the end of the current data, as already pointed out to you. If you insist on doing this in the manner you are attemting then how is the correct file position known? Is it flagged with a digit? like 3? I just cant see why you would want to do it like this, just table your data , parse, update, save .

Yes it is for a project.

i have 100 blank records being Set up inside the Array then i a menu
insert
update
remove

insert / remove are all working it is just the update is giving me a headache

when i do an update Record needs to be filled for that Seat Number before im allowed to edit.

it is flagged with the Seat Number.

Got it Working, just change App to ate.