Chargen -- A character Generator

//******************************************************************************
//   Title:  Chargen

//   File:   Chargen.exe

//   Description:  A program to generate characters according to user's demand

//   Author:  Mahen

//   Developped:   Pentium 3 733 Mhz, 192MB Ram, Windows XP Pro

//   Target:       Platform Independent

//   Revision History: Took 1 Week to create it from Scratch

//******************************************************************************



#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <string.h>


int main(int argc,  char* argv[])
/* This is the Main() function. The first thing to do is to make sure that a command
has been entered! Once we receive a command, we compare it with all the possible
commands in all the possible cases and work it out! */


{
 int num; //This is used to calculate the number of characters to generate
 char answer[2]; //This is used to store the Y/N answers of the user
 int color;  //This is to change the color of the console
 char output[1024] = "c:\\chargen.txt"; // This is the default output file.
 char outchar[2] = "A";  // This is the default character.

 // This is for color
 HANDLE  Console;
 Console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
 //We First Display a Welcome Message
 color = 14;
 SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
 printf("Thank You For Using Chargen\nThis Program Has Been Entirely Programmed By Mahen\n\n");
 // We return the color of the console back to normal
 color = 7;
 SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);



 if (argc == 2)
 {



 /* The Default Output Character is "A",so the program will ask the User if he
  wants to change the default character */
 cout << "The Default Output Character is " << outchar <<endl;
 cout << "Do you want to change it: Y/N ";
 cin >> answer;
 if (strcmp(answer, "Y") == 0 || strcmp(answer, "y") == 0)
 {
   cout << "Enter your Character: ";
   cin  >> outchar;
 }



       if (strcmp(argv[1], "-help") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-HELP") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-Help") == 0)
      {
          printf(
          "Enter:  -Help            To show this Text\n"
          "        -File            To Select the output File\n"
          "        -Stdout          To print the Characters on the screen itself\n"
          "        -Exec            To execute a program with the specified number of Generated Characters\n");
     }




      else if (strcmp(argv[1], "-file") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-FILE") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-File") == 0)
       {
          cout << "The default output file is " << output;
          cout << "\nDo you want to change it ? Y/N \n";
          cin>>answer;
          if (strcmp(answer, "Y") == 0 || strcmp(answer, "y") == 0)
          {
            LABEL:
            cout<<"Enter the Output Filename: ";
            cin>>output;
          }
          ifstream FILEEXISTS (output);
          if (FILEEXISTS)
          {
             cout << "File " << output << " Already Exists\n";
             printf("Do you wish to overwrite it? Y/N ");
             cin>>answer;
             if (strcmp(answer, "N") == 0 || strcmp(answer, "n") == 0)
             {
             goto LABEL;
             }
          }
          ofstream FILE (output);
          cout<<"Enter the Number of characters to Generate: ";
          cin>>num;
          for(int alpha = 0; alpha < num; alpha++)
          {FILE<<outchar;}
          printf("\nDone\n");
       }



      else if (strcmp(argv[1], "-stdout") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-STDOUT") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-Stdout") == 0)
       {
          cout<<"Enter the Number of characters to Generate: ";
          cin>>num;
          color = 10;
          SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
          for(int alpha = 0; alpha < num; alpha++)
          {cout << outchar;}
          color = 7;
          SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
       }



     else if (strcmp(argv[1], "-exec") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-EXEC") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-Exec") == 0)
       {
         char exec[1024];
         cout << "Enter the Filename that you want to execute: ";
         cin >> exec;
         cout<<"Enter the Number of characters to Generate: ";
         cin>>num;
         char gen[999999];
         for(int alpha = 0; alpha < num; alpha++)
         {
         strcat(gen, outchar);
         }
         strcat(exec, " ");
         strcat(exec, gen);
         color = 10;
         SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
         cout << exec << endl;
         color = 7;
         SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
         system(exec);
         }




      else
      // This will occur if the user used a command that is not recognized!
       {
          color = 12;
          SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
          cout << "Bad Command!!!";
          color = 7;
          SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
          printf(
          "\nEnter:  -Help            To show this Text\n"
          "        -File            To Select the output File\n"
          "        -Stdout          To print the Characters on the screen itself\n"
          "        -Exec            To execute a program with the specified number of Generated characters\n");
       }
}
else
//This will occur if the user didn't enter any command!
{
color = 12;
SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
cout << "Please Enter A Command!!!!!";
color = 7;
SetConsoleTextAttribute(Console, color);
printf(
          "\nEnter:  -Help            To show this Text\n"
          "        -File            To Select the output File\n"
          "        -Stdout          To print the Characters on the screen itself\n"
          "        -Exec            To execute a program with the specified number of Generated characters\n");
}

   return 0;
}