Extra Record?!?

yet another question from me... LOL
okay i have written this code to read records from a text file but the problem is that it is displaying an extra blank record at the end.

//note this is just a function of my program

Code:

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void readFile(info& vars)
{
        clrscr();
        char str[20];
        int ctr=0,ctr2=0;
        ifstream read;
        read.open(vars.fn);
        clrscr();
        cout<<"Notepad Database: Read Records"<<endl;
        cout<<"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"<<endl<<endl;
        cout<<"You are viewing the file "<<vars.fn<<endl<<endl;
        cout<<setiosflags(ios::left);
        cout<<"----------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
        cout<<" "<<" | "<<setw(10)<<"First"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Last"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Month"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Day"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Year"<<endl;
        cout<<"----------------------------------------------------";
        cout<<endl;
        do
        {
                ctr2++;
                if(ctr2==1)
                {
                        cout<<setiosflags(ios::left);
                        read.getline(vars.fName[ctr],sizeof(vars.fName[ctr]));
                        cout<<ctr+1<<" | "<<setw(10)<<vars.fName[ctr]<<" ";
                }
                if(ctr2==2)
                {
                        read.getline(vars.lName[ctr],sizeof(vars.lName[ctr]));
                        cout<<setw(10)<<vars.lName[ctr]<<" ";
                }
                if(ctr2==3)
                {
                        read.getline(vars.month[ctr],sizeof(vars.month[ctr]));
                        cout<<setw(10)<<vars.month[ctr]<<" ";
                }
                if(ctr2==4)
                {
                        read.getline(vars.day[ctr],sizeof(vars.day[ctr]));
                        cout<<setw(10)<<vars.day[ctr]<<" ";
                }
                if(ctr2==5)
                {
                        read.getline(vars.year[ctr],sizeof(vars.year[ctr]));
                        cout<<setw(10)<<vars.year[ctr];
                        cout<<endl;
                        cout<<"----------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
                        ctr++;
                        ctr2=0;
                }
        }
        while(!read.eof());
        cout<<endl;
        cout<<"Please press any key to return to the menu...";
        getch();
}

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please i really need help ;\

Why not just add the blank entry outside the while loop?

Quote:

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Originally posted by master5001
Why not just add the blank entry outside the while loop?

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i do not want the blank record!!

Ever hear of a switch? http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson5.html

Also, ensure that there's not an extra line at the end of your file... that would cause you to read in an extra blank one..

yes i have heard of switch, it is giving me the exact same problem tho... always one extra blank record at the end!!

Code:

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void readFile(info& vars)
{
        clrscr();
        char str[20];
        int ctr=0,ctr2=0;
        ifstream read;
        read.open(vars.fn);
        clrscr();
        cout<<"Notepad Database: Read Records"<<endl;
        cout<<"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"<<endl<<endl;
        cout<<"You are viewing the file "<<vars.fn<<endl<<endl;
        cout<<setiosflags(ios::left);
        cout<<"----------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
        cout<<" "<<" | "<<setw(10)<<"First"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Last"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Month"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Day"<<" ";
        cout<<setw(10)<<"Year"<<endl;
        cout<<"----------------------------------------------------";
        cout<<endl;
        do
        {
                //ctr++;
                ctr2++;
                switch(ctr2)
                {
                        case 1:
                        {
                                read.getline(vars.fName[ctr],sizeof(vars.fName[ctr]));
                                cout<<ctr+1<<" | "<<setw(10)<<vars.fName[ctr]<<" ";
                                break;
                        }
                        case 2:
                        {
                                read.getline(vars.lName[ctr],sizeof(vars.lName[ctr]));
                                cout<<setw(10)<<vars.lName[ctr]<<" ";
                                break;
                        }
                        case 3:
                        {
                                read.getline(vars.month[ctr],sizeof(vars.month[ctr]));
                                cout<<setw(10)<<vars.month[ctr]<<" ";
                                break;
                        }
                        case 4:
                        {
                                read.getline(vars.day[ctr],sizeof(vars.day[ctr]));
                                cout<<setw(10)<<vars.day[ctr]<<" ";
                                break;
                        }
                        case 5:
                        {
                                read.getline(vars.year[ctr],sizeof(vars.year[ctr]));
                                cout<<setw(10)<<vars.year[ctr]<<" ";
                                cout<<endl;
                                cout<<"----------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
                                ctr++;
                                ctr2=0;
                                break;
                        }
                        default:
                        {
                                cout<<"error";
                                getch();
                                _exit(0);
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
        while(!read.eof());
        cout<<endl;
        cout<<"Please press any key to return to the menu...";
        getch();
}

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Oops my bad. I was reading your question (not your code). I'd also recommend making sure that you don't have an extra line in your input file. Or you could check and make sure you don't read in a blank line. If you read in a blank line in your current file you will output one. Fix that.