hey guys, im writing a CD Database program in Visual C++, i can write out to the file no probs, but when i call it back in if theres more than one record in the DB file it throws a wobbler and gives a black screen in Dos. heres the code:
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#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<cstring>
using namespace std;
void addToDb();
void displayDb();
void searchByArtist();
void searchByTitle();
int menu();
void main()
{
int choice;
choice=menu();
while (choice !=5)
{
switch (choice)
{
case 1: addToDb();
break;
case 2: searchByArtist();
break;
case 3: searchByTitle();
break;
case 4: displayDb();
break;
default:
cout<<"\nInvalid Choice";
}
choice = menu();
}
cout<<"\nTerminating Program\n\n";
}
int menu()
{
int option;
cout<<"\nMain Menu\n\n";
cout<<"1. Add new CD\n2. Search list by Artist";
cout<<"\n3. Search by CD Title\n4. Display whole Db";
cout<<"\n5. Quit Program";
cout<<"\n\nSelect Now: ";
cin>>option;
cin.get();
return option;
}
void addToDb()
{
char cdnum[3], title[30], artist[25], tracks[3], rel[10];
ofstream outfile;
outfile.open("cddb.dat", ios::app);
if(!outfile)
{
cout<<"\n!!Error opening File!!\n";
}
else
{
cout<<"\nEnter CD: ";
cin.getline(cdnum, 3);
cout<<"\nEnter Album Title: ";
cin.getline(title, 30);
cout<<"\nEnter Name of Artist: ";
cin.getline(artist, 25);
cout<<"\nEnter Tracks: ";
cin.getline(tracks, 3);
cout<<"\nEnter Album Release Date: ";
cin.getline(rel, 10);
outfile<<cdnum<<"/"<<title<<"/"<<artist<<"/"<<tracks<<"/"<<rel<<"/"<<endl;
}
outfile.close();
}
void displayDb()
{
char cdnum[3], title[30], artist[25], tracks[3], rel[10];
ifstream infile;
infile.open("cddb.dat", ios::in);
if(!infile)
{
cout<<"\nCan't Open File\n";
}
else
{
while (!infile.eof())
{
infile.getline(cdnum, 3, '/');
infile.getline(title, 30, '/');
infile.getline(artist, 25, '/');
infile.getline(tracks, 3, '/');
infile.getline(rel, 10, '/');
cout<<artist<<"\t"<<title<<"\t"<<tracks<<"\t"<<rel <<"\t"<<cdnum;
}
cout<<endl;
}
infile.close();
}
void searchByArtist()
{
}
void searchByTitle()
{
}
