Thread: School Project Help

So I am creating a project for my college programming class, and I keep running into this issue that even the teacher is apparently unable to help with. So far as he says, my code is good, the program just keeps deciding to do what it wants. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I have attached the project folder and a screen shot of the output so far.CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).cpp

Sorry, didn't realize that it distorted the image that badly.

Code:

 // CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
// Project for CISC 192. Creating a bookstore order program to estimate amount of books to order.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])

// Beginning of Splash Screen

{
    string resp = "x";
    string isbn = "xx";
    string title = "xx";
    string author = "xx";
    string enrollment = "xx";
    string status = "xx";
    string requirement = "xx";
    string order = "xx";

    system ("cls");
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "San Diego Miramar College" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Bookstore Order Program" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(48) << "Revision #: 1.0" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Program By: Joshua Hess" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "Press <ENTER> To Continue";
    getline(cin, resp);

// End of Splash Screen
// Start of Input Screen

    system ("cls");
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "San Diego Miramar College" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Bookstore Order Program" << endl;
    cout << setw(44) << "Rev# 1.0" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << "  Enter The Book ISBN:   " << getline (cin, isbn);
    cout << "  Enter The Book Title:  " << getline (cin, title);
    cout << "  Enter The Book Author: " << getline (cin, author);
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(79) << "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << "  Enter The Estimate Enrollment: " << getline (cin, enrollment);
    cout << "  Enter New or Used Book (N / U): " << getline (cin, status);
    cout << "  Enter Required or Not Required (R / NR): " << getline (cin, requirement);
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "Press <ENTER> To Continue";
    getline(cin, resp);

    // End of Input Screen
    // Start of Output Screen
    
    return 0;
}

I am also getting this on the output:

'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Users\Omega86\Desktop\College\CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program)\Debug\CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe', Symbols loaded.
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll', Cannot find or open the PDB file
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.dll', Cannot find or open the PDB file
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KernelBase.dll', Cannot find or open the PDB file
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender 2013\active virus control\Avc3_00174_002\avcuf32.dll', Cannot find or open the PDB file
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcp100d.dll', Symbols loaded.
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr100d.dll', Symbols loaded.
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\apphelp.dll', Cannot find or open the PDB file
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'ImageAtBase0x4a180000', Loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Unloaded 'ImageAtBase0x4a180000'
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Loaded 'ImageAtBase0x4a150000', Loading disabled by Include/Exclude setting.
'CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe': Unloaded 'ImageAtBase0x4a150000'
The program '[5424] CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).exe: Native' has exited with code 0 (0x0).

that output looks normal. are you also getting the output you expect?

No, it keeps loading a string of characters when I am asking for input to the strings. IE in ISBN it outputs 5080E8E8 on the input screen and doesn't allow for any user input.

Originally Posted by Joshua Hess

Code:

cout << "  Enter The Book ISBN:   " << getline (cin, isbn);

you can't do that.

std::getline() returns a reference to the std::istream passed to it. sending an std::istream to cout is probably not what you want to do. you need to make the calls to getline separate statements from the output to cout.

Originally Posted by Elkvis

you can't do that.

std::getline() returns a reference to the std::istream passed to it. sending an std::istream to cout is probably not what you want to do. you need to make the calls to getline separate statements from the output to cout.

Ahh, that makes sense. Funny though since the teacher is the one that said to do that... oh well, i'll try that now

Alright, well I got that figured out, and moved on to the output screen finally. I am able to enter the figures that I want, but it also outputs more than should be in the string.

My current code is:

Code:

// CISC 192 Project 2 (Bookstore Order Program).cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
// Project for CISC 192. Creating a bookstore order program to estimate amount of books to order.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])

// Beginning of Splash Screen

{
    string resp = "x";
    string isbn = "xx";
    string title = "xx";
    string author = "xx";
    string enrollment = "xx";
    string status = "xx";
    string requirement = "xx";
    string order = "xx";

    system ("cls");
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "San Diego Miramar College" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Bookstore Order Program" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(48) << "Revision #: 1.0" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Program By: Joshua Hess" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "Press <ENTER> To Continue";
    getline(cin, resp);

// End of Splash Screen
// Start of Input Screen

    system ("cls");
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "San Diego Miramar College" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Bookstore Order Program" << endl;
    cout << setw(44) << "Rev# 1.0" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << "  Enter The Book ISBN:   ";
    getline(cin, isbn);
    cout << "  Enter The Book Title:  ";
    getline(cin, title);
    cout << "  Enter The Book Author: ";
    getline(cin, author);
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(79) << "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << "  Enter The Estimate Enrollment: ";
    getline(cin, enrollment);
    cout << "  Enter New or Used Book (N / U): ";
    getline(cin, status);
    cout << "  Enter Required or Not Required (R / NR): ";
    getline(cin, requirement);
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "Press <ENTER> To Continue";
    getline(cin, resp);

    // End of Input Screen
    // Start of Output Screen

    system ("cls");
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "San Diego Miramar College" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(52) << "Bookstore Order Program" << endl;
    cout << setw(44) << "Rev# 1.0" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(26) << "ISBN : " << cout << isbn << endl;
    cout << setw(26) << "Title : " << cout << title << endl;
    cout << setw(26) << "Author : " << cout << author << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(79) << "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(38) << "Projected Number of Books To Order" << endl;
    cout << setw(78) << "For required books: Expected percentage of students buying a new book" << endl;
    cout << setw(43) << "at 47%, and 35% purchasing if used." << endl;
    cout << setw(77) << "For non-required books: Expected percentage of students buying a new" << endl;
    cout << setw(48) << "book at 26%, and 10% purchasing if used." << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(29) << "Expected Enrollment: " << cout << enrollment << endl;
    cout << setw(36) << "Book Status (N=New,U=Used): " << cout << status << endl;
    cout << setw(40) << "Required / Not Required (R/NR): " << cout << requirement << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(47) << "Books To Order: " << cout << order << endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << setw(53) << "Press <ENTER> To Continue";    
    getline(cin, resp);

    return 0;
}

Also, I included an image of the output, hopefully this one is a bit clearer than my earlier attempt.

During this attempt I did not enter any values, and the base value should have been "xx" as defined in the beginning but it's not. Also, any value I enter for those strings just adds on to the 6C3BED48 that is for some reason in them.

Thank you again for any help.

Originally Posted by Joshua Hess

Code:

cout << setw(26) << "ISBN : " << cout << isbn << endl;

cout should only be at the beginning of the line. you only need one.

Thank you, that's the issue I was having. Now to just figure out the rest of it lol. I appreciate all the help from here.