Thread: Not reading from file

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    Not reading from file

    Hello,

    I'm currently having problems reading a line of data from a file. My code is as follows :

    Code:
    // File "systime.dat" contain the latest system time in for form time_t x = time(NULL);
    // File "primary.dat" contains the same, except done a few minutes before.
    
    
        fin.open("systime.dat");
        if(!fin) cout << "LOAD ERROR" << endl;
        else cout << "LOADED FINE" << endl;
        fin >> y;
        fin.close();
        
        fin.open("primary.dat");
        if(!fin) cout << "LOAD ERROR 2" << endl;
        else cout << "LOADED FINE 2" << endl;
        fin >> r;
        fin.close();
        
        cout << "Y = " << y << ", R = " << r;
        cin.get();

    This is my debugging function, and tells me where my problem is. My output is this :
    Code:
    Y = 1109850952, R = 0
    I should get :
    Code:
    Y= 1109850952, R = 1109850743
    I'm using the same method to access these, both r and y are time_t values... I simply don't see what's wrong. Can anybody see what's wrong ?

    Thank you,
    Korhedron

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    I don't see anything wrong. Post all your code. also upload a copy of your .dat files.
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    You use the same file stream object at both reads. Perhaps the EOF flag has been set in the first case? Call fin.clear() inbetween or create a new file object for the second case.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Magos
    You use the same file stream object at both reads. Perhaps the EOF flag has been set in the first case? Call fin.clear() inbetween or create a new file object for the second case.

    This could happen if your first data file didn't have a newline after the value, in which case clear() would do the trick.

    You could try to track it down like this:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    #include <ctime>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    // File "systime.dat" contain the latest system time in for form time_t x = time(NULL);
    //
    // File "primary.dat" contains the same, except done a few minutes before.
    int main()
    {
      ifstream fin;
    
      time_t  y, r;
    
      fin.open("systime.dat");
      if(!fin)  {
        cout << "LOAD ERROR" << endl;
      }
      else  {
        cout << "LOADED FINE" << endl;
      }
    
      fin >> y;
      if (!fin) {
        cout << "??? for systim.dat" << endl;
      }
      cout << "y = " << y << endl;
      fin.close();
      //fin.clear(); // why not clear it just for the heck of it?
      
      fin.open("primary.dat");
      if(!fin) 
        cout << "LOAD ERROR 2" << endl;
      else
        cout << "LOADED FINE 2" << endl;
      fin >> r;
      if (!fin) {
        cout << "??? for primary.dat" << endl;
      }
      cout << "r = " << r << endl;
      fin.close();
      
      cout << "Y = " << y << ", R = " << r;
      cin.get();
    
      return 0;
    }
    On my Windows XP system, uncommenting the clear() fixed the output.

    With Microsoft and Borland compilers, the outputs were ok without clear(). g++ required clear(). I personally have tried to get into the habit of doing the clear() thing anytime I reuse a file object.

    Regards,

    Dave
    Last edited by Dave Evans; 03-03-2005 at 10:24 AM.

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    I'd already tried using a different file stream, and that didn't work.

    However, I called clear() and I now get my working input. Thank you very much !
    Korhedron

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