Reading from a .txt file or use arrays.

Hi, i have a question on my code im doing. Im trying to make a math program that lets the user input how many numbers he/she would like to use to Add, Subtract, etc..... I am currently using the <fstream.h> header file and i am opening a txt file called variables. Then it figures through the loop how many numbers the user wants like (Ex. if the user inputs 5 then the loop wil count all the way to 5 like this. 1,2,3,4,5 and add spaces between them.) But now i want to know how to read these numbers from the text file and create that many variables or like this (Ex. reads 1,2,3,4,5 and creates int 1, int 2, int 3, int 4, int5; ).
I would like to know how to do that though. but im pretty sure you can use arrays and if they are esier to use then tell me how, otherwise tell me how to do that with the variables file. Heres my code so far......

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fstream.h>

void main()

{
int Amt;
int i=0;
char str[50];

{
cout<<"Welcome to the math program.\n";
cout<<"How may numbers do you want to use?";
cin>>Amt;

}
ofstream a_file("variables.txt");

while(i<Amt)

{
i++;
a_file<<i<<" ";
}

a_file.close();

}

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Any help would be great,
Thanks,
Joe

If you keep reading the file until the value becomes null, it is possible. You just have to keep looping with the condition that the value == NULL, to stop the reading.

With the code provided in your post, you can do what you have done without the fstream. Here let me revise it for you.

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdio.h>

/*void*/ int main() //do not use void.  Read the FAQ on why
{
    int Amt; //total numbers to loop
    int i=0;  //starting point
    char str[50]; //an array

    {
          cout<<"Welcome to the math program.\n";
          cout<<"How may numbers do you want to use?";
          cin>>Amt; //user input for loop count
    }

    while(i<Amt)
    {
          i++;
          cout<<"adding 1 to "<<i<<endl;
    }
}

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You can use the new and delete keywords to allocate arrays dynamically:

PHP Code:

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#include <iostream.h> 

int main()
{

    int* variables = NULL; 
    int  count;
    int  i;
    int  sum;

    do
    {
        cout << "How many variables would you like to enter ? ( 1+ )";
        cin >> count;
    }
    while( count <= 0 );

    // now count is a positive number

    variables = new int[count];

    if( variables == NULL )
    {
        cerr << "Error, not enough RAM" << endl;
        return 1;
    }

    // read variables into array
    for( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ )
    {
        cout << "Enter variable #" << i+1 << ":";
        cin >> variables[i];
    }

    sum = 0;

    // add them all 
    for( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ )
    {
        if( i != 0 ) cout << "+";

        cout << variables[i];

        sum = sum + variables[i];
    }

    cout << " = " << sum << endl;
    
    if( variables != NULL ) delete [] variables;

    return 0;
} 


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