C++ Alphabetical sorting, etc Help

[Lucifix]

Gosh I detest IE.

Anyways.

I'm trying to write a code that will allow me to open a file, or a text input, and then sort it alphabetically. I then want the program to be able to be stop/quit at anytime by using a scanf or something to read a key, or multiple key inputs at a time, such like windows reads Cntrl + alt + Del, I would like something similar, but reading func keys is beyond me.

I have NO idea how to transform chars into numbers, and vice versa. I tried surfing the net for help for a few hours, and I've seen bubble sort, and the like, but they come with the IOstream which doesn't seem to work anymore, so I'm mightily confused.

Anyways, Here is my code, I'll /* */ the sections I'm struggling in.

#include <stdio.h> 
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int readWord(FILE *in, char aWord[]);
FILE * openFile();
int main ()

{
printf("Would you like to read from a file, or input the text yourself? \n");
printf("Please specify: (f or i)");
scanf("" */  I want this to be the part where you specify wether or not you want to sort from a text file, or from your own input. The file read works perfectly though, I'm not quite sure how to implement the sorting algorithm in to it*/
{
	char aWord[100];
	FILE *in;
	in = openFile();
	while (readWord(in, aWord) != EOF)
	{
		printf("%s ", aWord);
	}
	printf("\n");
	fclose(in);
	return(0);
}
FILE * openFile()
{
	FILE *in;
	char filename[1000];
	printf("Please enter the input file name including its path\n");
	scanf("%s", filename);
	if ((in = fopen (filename, "r")) == NULL)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "Can't open the input file.\n");
		printf("Program is terminated ...\n");
		exit(1);
	}
	return in;
}
int readWord(FILE *in, char aWord[])
{
	return fscanf(in, "%s", aWord);
}

{
/* Here is my main problem, getting the stuff to sort. I have NO idea how to transform chars into numbers, and vice versa.  */

void sort(int mynum[], int size)
{
	int pass, indx, hold;
	for (pass = 0; pass < size - 1 ; pass++)
	{
		for (indx = 0; indx < size - pass - 1; indx++)
		{
			if ( mynum[indx] > mynum[indx + 1] )
			{
				hold = mynum[indx];
				mynum[indx] = mynum[indx + 1];
				mynum[indx + 1] = hold;
			}
		}
	}
}
int main ()
{
	int i, mynum[10], mycopy[10];
	srand((unsigned)time(NULL));
	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
	{
		mynum[i] = rand();
		mycopy[i] = mynum[i];
	}
	sort(mynum, 10);
	printf("original numbers sorted numbers\n");
	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
	{
		printf("%10d %17d \n", mycopy[i], mynum[i]);
	}
	return(0);
}

[claudiu]

If you want to convert strings to numbers use strtol().

As for the code, it appears to me you are posting C code but the title of the thread makes it seem like you want some help with C++. This is the C forum.

[tabstop]

Also if you intend to use scanf you probably want to maybe have a variable ready to go that will store the answer.

[rags_to_riches]

Cross-posted here

[Lucifix]

If you want to convert strings to numbers use strtol().

As for the code, it appears to me you are posting C code but the title of the thread makes it seem like you want some help with C++. This is the C forum.

Ah my bad. Sorry. I am new to forums :S

[iMalc]

Gosh I detest IE.

Your irrelevant opinion is being duly ignored thankyou.

but they come with the IOstream which doesn't seem to work anymore

iostream has never been part of C, it is C++ only. It's not that it "doesn't seem to work" anymore, you just need to fiond examples that are for the language you are using.

What's going on with this code? There appear to be two int main()'s and the first one has an extra open brace, making the rest of the code into illegal nested functions!
Can you please modify this to make it to compile first?