Thread: Can't write to file

  1. #1
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    Can't write to file

    I can open the file, but all I get is the run window that says press any key to continue and when I press a key it closes the window.
    Here is my code

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    #include <string>
    #include <ctime>
    #include <cstdlib>
    #include <fstream>
    #include <algorithm>
    int getNumbers(int &);
    
    
    using namespace std;
    int main()
    
    {
    
    	//declare Variables
    
    	string clerkid   = "";
    	string name      = "";
    	string address   = "";
    	string city      = "";
    	string state     = "";
    	string hyphfill  = "";
    
    	int zip  = 0;
        int ssn  = 0;
        int visa = 0;
    	int pin  = 0;
    
    	//opens file CCApp.txt
    
    	ifstream inFile;
    	inFile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios::in);
    	if(inFile.is_open())
    	
    	{	    
    		
    getline(inFile,clerkid,'#');
    
    		
    			
    while(!inFile.eof())
    
    		 {	
    	
    			inFile>>ssn;
    		    inFile.ignore(1);
    			getline(inFile,name,'#');
    			getline(inFile,address,'#');
    			getline(inFile,city,'#');
    			getline(inFile,state,'#');
    
    			inFile>>zip;
    			inFile.ignore(1);
    			inFile>>pin;
    			inFile.ignore(1);
    			inFile>>visa;
    			inFile.ignore(2);
    
    
    			cout<<left<<setw(25)<<setfill(' ')<<"NAME"<<"  "<<setw(25)<<"ADDRESS"<<"  "<<left<<setw(16)<<"CITY"<<"  "<<setw(2)<<
    			left<<"ST"<<" "<<setw(5)<<left<<"ZIP";
            
    	
    			cout<<left<<setw(25)<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(25)<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<left<<setw(16)<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(2)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<" "<<
    			setw(5)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill;
    
    			cout<<left<<setw(25)<<setfill(' ')<<name<<"  "<<setw(25)<<address<<"  "<<left<<setw(16)<<city<<"  "<<setw(2)<<left<<state<<" "<<setw(5)<<right<<
    			setfill('0')<<zip<<endl;
            
    			cout<<setw(7)<<left<<"CLERKID"<<"  "<<setw(9)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<"SSN"<<"  "<<setw(4)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<"PIN"<<"  "<<setw(5)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<"VISA"<<"  "<<endl;
    			
    			cout<<setw(7)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(9)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(4)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(5)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<endl;
        
    			cout << setw(7) << left << setfill(' ') << clerkid
    				<<"  "<<setw(9)<<right<<setfill('0')<<ssn<<"  "<<setw(4)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<pin<<"  "<<setw(5)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<visa<<"  "<<endl;
    				
    		
    			cout<<endl;
    			cout<<endl;
    			
    			getline(inFile,clerkid,'#');
    
    					
    			
    		}
    	}
    	  else
    	  
    	  {cout<<"File not opened"<<endl;}
    	  inFile.close();
    
    	  cout << endl;
    	  return 0;
    
    }//end main

  2. #2
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    Learning how to debug a program is as important as learning how to "write" a program. Run time bugs seem harder to find than compile time bugs. I'd suggest learning how to use your debugger (if you have one) or do what I do and generously sprinkle cout statements throughout your code to see if you can track down the error. For example:
    Code:
    if(inFile.is_open())
    {
       cout << "file open" << endl;
       cin.get();
    will confirm that the file is open and force the program to wait at that point until you can think about the results.

    Maybe it's as simple as doing this:

    cout << setf(ios::left)

    instead of

    cout << left

    Who knows.

  3. #3
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    I am wondering if it has anything to do with the program that saves the file. Here is the code for that program

    [CODE] #include<iostream>
    #include<iomanip>
    #include<string>
    #include<cstdlib>
    #include<ctime>
    #include<fstream>
    #include<algorithm>
    int getpin(int & );
    int i;



    using namespace std;

    int main()
    {

    //declare variables

    string clerkId ="";
    int ssn =0;
    string name ="";
    string address ="";
    string city ="";
    string state ="";
    int zip =0;
    int pin = 0;
    int visa = 0;

    //enter input itesm to a file

    ofstream outfile;
    outfile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios:ut);

    if(outfile.is_open())
    {

    //Clerk is to enter ID for login Information

    cout<<"Enter ClerkId: ";
    getline(cin, clerkId);

    //This will Loop Through Program and then Exit Loop
    //Once Clerk-ID id Null

    while(clerkId != "xx")
    {

    //Get Name Address City State Zip Social Security Number


    cout <<"Enter SSN: ";
    cin>>ssn;
    cin.ignore(1);
    cout <<"Enter Name: ";
    getline(cin, name);
    cout <<"Enter Address: ";
    getline(cin, address);
    cout <<"Enter City: ";
    getline(cin, city);
    cout <<"Enter State: ";
    getline(cin, state);
    cout <<"Enter Zip: ";
    cin>>zip;
    pin = getpin(visa);
    cin.ignore(1);
    cin.ignore(1);

    // Format Title Lines for Name, Address, City, State, and Zip

    cout<<setw(25)<<left<<"Name"<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<"Address"<<" "
    <<setw(16)<<left<<"City"<<" "<<setw(2)<<"ST"<<" "<<setw(5)<<left<<"Zip"<<endl;


    //Format Display Output

    cout<<setw(25)<<left<<name<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<address<<" "
    <<setw(16)<<left<<city<<" "<<setw(2)<<state<<" "<<setw(5)<<setfill('0')<<right<<zip<<endl;
    cout<<setw(2)<<left<<"ClerkID"<<" "<<setw(9)<<setfill(' ')<<left<<"SSN"<<endl;
    cout<<setw(2)<<left<<clerkId<<" "<<setw(9)<<left<<ssn<<endl;


    cout<<"Enter ClerkId: ";
    getline(cin, clerkId);


    }
    }
    else
    {cout<<"File not Open"<<endl;}
    outfile.close();
    return 0;

    }

    int getpin(int & visa)

    {



    srand(time(NULL));

    visa = 10000 + rand()%(99999-10000 + 1);
    return 10000 + rand()%(9999-1000 + 1);

    }

    [CODE]
    Any and all help please, I am going nuts with this one.

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