Thread: New Project

You're free to invent your own file format. Perhaps follow the .ini type of thing.

[Player1]
name="Bob"
money=1234.56

[Player2]
name="Doug"
money=2345.67

Once you decide on the format you want, the code to write/read the information to/from a file begins to fall into place.

Are we talking about a couple of variables?

Code:

declare integer current_money;
declare integer bet_amount;

/* code that gets current money from file and assigns to current_money */

while (bet_amount > current_money) {
    input bet_amount;
}  // player must specify a bet lower than his current money

/* code that does the gambling system goes here */

if (won) {
    current_money += bet_amount
} else {
    current_money -= bet_amount
}

// exiting:

/* code that saves current money to file */

// end:

Some more on INI files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file

If you're doing this under Windows you can use the GetPrivateProfileInt() (and others) API calls.

Do a search for them: http://msdn.microsoft.com

You'd write it in C++

Just thought id add...

If you are creating a project and using DevC++, remeber to click project and not source file when you start. A few people have made this error and came back complaining that they were getting linker errors. Of course, this may not apply to you so just ignore me, Im being to practical as usual...

What type do you want it?

Code:

 const double bankBalance = 40.00;

Don't forget to initalize any constant variable with a value

Console Application, unless you're writing a C++ GUI application, which is highly unlikely.

You don't need a project as long as you only have one source file and you don't need to link with anything special. Just create a new source file, save it, and compile.

Probably console app if you're new to programming.