Thread: How Do I Read a File to a Program?

I tried to search Google, and found absolutely nothing simple that could help. Basically, what I need to do is make filter options for a program. I have no idea how to do this at all. The program I have is this:

Code:

#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int arrayname[10], q = 0;
while (q < 10) //assign each element of arrayname[] to a random integer from 1 to 10
{
arrayname[q] = rand()%10;
q++;
}
q = 0;
while (q < 10) //cout every element of arrayname on its own line
{
cout << arrayname[q]
q++
}

What I want to be able to do is make it so that, from an external file, you can set numbers that cannot be chosen. So, you can go into a separate file, and choose that you don't want the random generator to ever get the numbers 4 or 7, or something like that. I just need to be able to filter it using an external file. How do I do it? Can someone tell me, or just link me to a tutorial?

Sorry for wasting your time. =[

Originally Posted by C_ntua

You can look here on how to open and read from a file
For example, if you have two numbers in a line like "4 7" separated by space, you can read this line and then parse the string and separate "4" and "7".
To convert a string to an actual integer to use in your code take a look at this for example

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Originally Posted by GReaper

You can make your own Rand() function and after reading the file and parsing the excluded integers do something like:
Disclaimer: I don't know if this pseudocode is working or even if I made up some of the names, use at your own risk!

I'll try that out, and see if I can get it to work, but either way I would need to be able to read from a file before I can make use of it. =P

Apparently, the board no longer wants me to edit my other post, since it won't let me, so I guess I have no choice but to double post.

I can comfortably read from files with the use of ifstream, and that is exactly what I needed to do, so thank you. However, what if I need to read data from two different files? It doesn't seem to want me to use ifstream twice.