#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
 
 
using namespace std;
using std::ifstream;
using std::ostream;
using std::cout;
 
int MAX_LENGTH = 0;
int N = 1;
 
class Entropy
{
        public:
 
              void readData();
              void process();
//            void write();
              ifstream fin;
              ofstream fout;
 
};
 
int main()
{
        Entropy zero_order;
        zero_order.readData();
}
 
 
void Entropy::readData()
{
        int n;
        char next;
        cout << "We are about to read the data from the trace.txt";
 
        cout<<"\n\nHow many bits do you want to read?";
        cin>>n;
 
        fin.open("trace.txt");
        fout.open("dude.txt");
 
	if(fin.fail())
        {
                cout<<"Opening the input file failed\n";
                exit(1);
        }
 
        fin.get(next);
        fout<<next;
        n--;
 
        while(n != 0)
        {
                fin.get(next);
                fout<<next;
                n--;
        }
fin.close();
fout.close();
 
}