Thread: Data Question about Reading Files: Encapsulated Inventory Program in C++

I'm getting some compiler errors trying to read from the file. It is saying that 'record' has not been declared although I clearly declared it in main() as an instance of the class inventory as I've always done for programs involving classes.

Here is my code as well as an attached .cpp version of the program for anybody wishing to run it. I also attached the .txt data file that I am reading in which as you will see is reading in every field separated by either a comma delimiter or new line which brings you to the next record in the file.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <conio.h>
#include <iomanip>


class Inventory {

   private:
      int ProdID, qty_stock, reord_lev;
      string ProdDesc, manu;
      float unitcost;
      
   public:
      Inventory(int, string, string, float, int, int);
      void listcurinv_1();
      void listcurinv_2();
      void add_stock();
      void rmv_stock();
      void add_prod();
      void rmv_prod();
      void calc_inv();
      void list_reord();
};


Inventory::Inventory(int id, string desc, string manufac, float cost, int qty, int r_level) {
   ProdID = id;
   ProdDesc = desc;
   manu = manufac;
   unitcost = cost;
   qty_stock = qty;
   reord_lev = r_level;
}


void Inventory::listcurinv_1() {
   int i = 0;
   ifstream infile("a:\\CO856 Assignment 1\\sportsstore.txt");

   // initial read of data
   infile.getline(record[i].ProdID, 10, ',');
   infile.getline(record[i].ProdDesc, 30, ',');
   infile.getline(record[i].manu, 15, ',');
   infile.getline(record[i].unitcost, 10, ',');
   infile.getline(record[i].qty_stock, 5, ',');
   infile.getline(record[i].reord_lev, 5);
   i++;


   // test for either EOF or 100 records in the file and stop reading 
      records when one of those statements is true
   while (!infile.eof() || i < 100) {
      infile.getline(record[i].ProdID, 10, ',');
      infile.getline(record[i].ProdDesc, 30, ',');
      infile.getline(record[i].manu, 15, ',');
      infile.getline(record[i].unitcost, 10, ',');
      infile.getline(record[i].qty_stock, 5, ',');
      infile.getline(record[i].reord_lev, 5);
      i++;
   }

   // sort by product description
   string spare;
   for (int j = 0; j < i-1; j++) {
      for (int k = 0; k < i; k++) {
         if (record[j].ProdDesc > record[k].ProdDesc) {
            spare = record[j].ProdDesc;
            record[j].ProdDesc = record[k].ProdDesc;
            record[k].ProdDesc = spare;
         }
      }
   }

   i = 0;

   // display records on screen
   while (!infile.eof() || i < 100) {
      cout << setw(10) << record[i].ProdID;
      cout << setw(30) << record[i].ProdDesc;
      cout << setw(15) << record[i].manu;
      cout << setw(10) << record[i].unitcost;
      cout << setw(5) <<  record[i].qty_stock;
      cout << setw(5) <<  record[i].reord_lev << endl;
   }
}

int main() {
   Inventory record[100];
   record.listcurinv_1();
   getche();
   return 0;
}

This is probably one of the last obsctales I need to get through to be well on my way with this program. How is it not recognizing 'record' as being declared when I have it declared in main()?

If anyone has any advice or help to give for this problem, that would be great. Thanks.