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    Cool File Problem

    I have this program...

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main (void)
    {
    	float temps_degc[2][6];
    	int i = 0;
    	int j = 0;
    
    	// Initialise multid array
    	for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    		for(j = 0; j < 7; j++)
    			temps_degc[i][j] = 0.0;
    
    	ifstream filestream;	// Create a file called "filestream" which I will be able to access through my program
    	filestream.open("temps.dat");	//\\mwsug05\\u05\\EE0U61A9\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2008\\Projects\\temps.dat
    
    	if(!filestream)
    		cout << "Cannot open file!" << endl;
    
    	for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    		for(j = 0; j < 7; j++)
    		{
    				filestream >> temps_degc[i][j];
    				cout << temps_degc[i][j] << endl;
    		}
    
    	filestream.close();
    	return 0;
    }
    No errors, no warnings!

    But when I run it I get a run time error right before the program finishes. It displays all the value from the file to the screen and then an error appears.

    Can anyone help???

    thanks

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    What error?
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    Run time check failure #2 - Stack around the variable 'temps_degc' was corrupted

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    Code:
    float temps_degc[2][6];
    int i = 0;
    int j = 0;
    
    // Initialise multid array
    for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        for(j = 0; j < 7; j++)
            temps_degc[i][j] = 0.0;
    Your valid array dimensions are 0-1 and 0-5 but you are looping from 0-2 and 0-6.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hk_mp5kpdw View Post
    Code:
    float temps_degc[2][6];
    int i = 0;
    int j = 0;
    
    // Initialise multid array
    for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        for(j = 0; j < 7; j++)
            temps_degc[i][j] = 0.0;
    Your valid array dimensions are 0-1 and 0-5 but you are looping from 0-2 and 0-6.
    Thanks friend for your reply

    I thought my array dimensions were 0-2 and 0-6? Why is this not so?

    sorry if this seems obvious to you

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    When you define an array, that is the # of elements in the array.
    When you access array elements, you start with zero.

    So, myarray[6] is 6 elements, numbered 0-5.

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    Quote Originally Posted by strokebow View Post
    Thanks friend for your reply

    I thought my array dimensions were 0-2 and 0-6? Why is this not so?

    sorry if this seems obvious to you
    When you specify the DIMENSION, you tell HOW MANY elements (n) you want. The indices to those values are 0..n-1, because for example 0, 1, 2 are THREE values, and we ALWAYS (in C and C++) start indices at 0.

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    Sweet

    So simple but yet so beautiful

    Thanks

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