Yes and change it down where you display the entry after entering it in.

I have worked on it a little more since my last upload and this is wat i have now.

i want to input the text file, character by character, in the array but i seem to be getting, problems, also the writing to the file isnt working right either, but i will worry about that when i get the array storage right

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using std::ofstream;
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    char cabin[3][4][13]={' '};
    char ch, res;
    int lvl=0, row=0, col=0, l=0, r=0, c=0;
    
      ifstream indata;
      indata.open("littleswandb.txt");
      if(!indata)
      {
                 cout << "File could not be opened" << endl;
                 system("pause");
                 return 0;
      }

      while (indata != NULL)// keep reading until end-of-file
      { 
          indata >> ch;
          //cabin[l][c][r]= ch;
          //cout << cabin[l][c][r];
          if(c>3)
          {
             c=0; r++;
             cout << endl;
          }
          if(r>12)
          {
             r=0; l++;
             cout << endl;
          }
          if(l>2)
          {
             cout << "Error: level beyond 2" << endl;
          }
          cout << "L" << l << " R" << r << " C" << c << endl;
          c++;
      }
      cout << endl;
      indata.close();
      system("pause");
      
      cout << "Would you like to make a reservation? Y/N" << endl;
      cin >> res;
      while ((res == 'Y') || (res == 'y'))
      {
          cout << "Which Level Would you like to reserve? 1-3" << endl;
          cin >> lvl;
          cout << "Which Colunm Would you like to reserve? 1-13" << endl;
          cin >> col;
          cout << "Which Row Would you like to reserve? 1-4" << endl;
          cin >> row;

          lvl = lvl -1; //Minus 1 for array
          row = row -1; //Minus 1 for array
          col = col -1; //Minus 1 for array

          if (cabin[lvl][col][row] != 'X')
          {
             cabin[lvl][col][row] = 'X';
             lvl = lvl + 1; //Plus 1 after array use
             row = row + 1; //Plus 1 after array use
             col = col + 1; //Plus 1 after array use
             cout << "You have booked the Cabin on Level: " << lvl
                  << " Row: " << row
                  << " Colunm: " << col << endl;
      
                  for(int x=0; x<3; x++)//Levels
                  {
                          for(int y=0; y<13; y++)//Colunms
                          {
                                  for(int z=0; z<4; z++)//Rows
                                  {
                                   cout << cabin[x][z][y]; //output the array onto the screen
                                  }
                                  cout << endl;
                          }
                          cout << endl;
                  }
              ofstream outdata("littleswandb.txt");
              for(int d=0; d<3; d++) // Levels
              {
                      for(int e=0; e<13; e++) //Rows
                      {
                              for(int f=0; f<4; f++) // Colunms
                              { 
                                outdata<<cabin[d][f][e]; // store array into file
                              }
                      }
              }
              outdata.close();
              system("pause");
           }  
       else
           cout << "That cabin is already booked" << endl;
           cout << "Would you like to try another cabin? Y/N" << endl;
           cin >> res;
      }
cout << "Thank you. Good bye." << endl;
system("pause");
return 0;
}

We need to get some better information.

You've been bouncing all over this program for 4 pages and still don't have your file input working right yet? In your first post you say

The main problem i am having is the storing the file character by character into the 3D array.

Your last post (#32) says:

i want to input the text file, character by character, in the array but i seem to be getting, problems...

After all this help, why is your input not working yet? Haven't we been helpful at all? Ignore everything else and get your input working!

Another problem is this -- you say (again)

i want to input the text file, character by character, in the array but i seem to be getting, problems...

Do you need more help with your problems? If so, do you think describing the problems might be beneficial?

when i run the program. the out put i get is starts with:
error: level beyond 2
L4 R12 C3
Although i want it to start with
L0R0C0
L0R0C1
L0R0C2
And end with
L2R12C3 // as in l =2 , r=12, c=3
the error beyond 2 is displayed when "l" becomes larger then 2 which i dont want as "l" is wat i want to use as the "level" of the 3D array or the first dimension cabin"[3]"[4][13]

i dont know why "l" starts at '4' when it is displayed.
i am trying to get the the right numbers, so that i can then put the characters into the array

i am getting closer to wat i wanted now

the following is the section that i have changed is below:

while (indata != NULL)// keep reading until end-of-file
      { 
          while(l<3)
          {
            indata >> ch;
             cabin[l][c][r]= ch;
             cout << cabin[l][c][r];
             //cout << l <<  r <<  c << endl;
          
             if(c>2)
             {
                c = -1;
                r++;
                cout << endl;
             }
             if(r>12)
             {
                r = 0;
                l++;
             }
             c++;
          }
      }

i now want to put the file character by character into the array, and display it as it goes in but i am getting a blank spaces first then a small square and then the first character in my file. Also i am getting spaces in between each character outputted onto the screen

I think you should start over and concentrate on only the input. Think about how you need to loop and display your values at every point. Once you get the the end of the the file, output your matrix and make sure it's right.

Then, and only then, move to the next task.

Will your instructor vary up the input file any? Since you are hard-coding the array dimensions anyway you could potentially (though with loss of flexibility) get your input via 3 nested for loops stepping through the array.
This

if(c>3)
{
      c=0;
      r++;
      cout << endl;
}

if(r>12)
{
      r=0;
      l++;
 }
  c++;

may or may not work but it's kinda kludgy either way.

Will your instructor vary up the input file any?

im not sure wat ur asking me here

and i thought about something like this for the for loop instead of the if statements
im testing out now

cout << ch;
             indata >> ch;
             for(int l =0;l>3;l++)
             {
                 //cabin[l][c][r] = ch;
                 for(int r=0;r>13;r++)
                 {
                     //cabin[l][r][c] = ch;
                     for(int c=0;c>4;c++)
                     {
                         cabin[l][c][r] = ch;   
                         cout << cabin[l][c][r];
                     }
                     cout << endl;
                 }
                 cout << endl;
             }

im not sure wat ur asking me here

Was asking if he/she would change the number of rows or what each row contained or really anything that would require the loops to change based on the data. If you've used the for loops below I'll take that as a no.

and i thought about something like this for the for loop instead of the if statements
im testing out now

cout << ch;
             indata >> ch;
             for(int l =0;l>3;l++)
             {
                 //cabin[l][c][r] = ch;
                 for(int r=0;r>13;r++)
                 {
                     //cabin[l][r][c] = ch;
                     for(int c=0;c>4;c++)
                     {
                         cabin[l][c][r] = ch;   
                         cout << cabin[l][c][r];
                     }
                     cout << endl;
                 }
                 cout << endl;
             }

There's a couple of gotchas in the above code. You put the greater than signs by mistake. Also you are inconsistent as to the order of l r c (some of the lines were commented out) Make sure you keep those in the proper oder What you have there is along the lines of my thoughts -- you should just eliminate the indata>>ch and use indata >>cabin[l][c][r]; (or [l][r][c] whatever you decide) in the middle there(line 11, unlabeled ). Changing the variables back to that [L][R][C] order is more in line with how your datafile is laid out -- just be sure to keep consistent!

i have worked some more on the for loop approach. I have got rid of the spaces in between each character but there are still extra spaces every 5th character that i am having trouble getting out of the way.

the way i have gotten rid of the extra spaces so far was putting them in the array "rubbish"

the following is my code so far:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using std::ofstream;
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    char cabin[3][4][13]={' '};
    char rubbish[160]={' '};
    char ch, rub;
    int d=0,e=0;
    ifstream indata;
    indata.open("littleswandb.txt");
      if(!indata)
      {
                 cout << "File could not be opened" << endl;
                 system("pause");
                 return 0;
      }
      indata >> ch;//rubbish char
      indata >> ch;//rubbish char
             for(int l=0;l<3;l++)
             {
                 for(int r=0;r<13;r++)
                 {
                     for(int c=0;c<4;c++)
                     {
                         indata >> cabin[l][c][r];
                         cout << cabin[l][c][r];
                         indata >> rubbish[d];
                         d++;                       
                     }                  
                     cout << endl;
                 }
                 cout << endl;
             }
      cout << endl;
      indata.close();
      system("pause");
return 0;
}

the out put looks like this:
BIIB
BII
B BI
IB B
IIB
BIIB
WII

i am trying to make it like this (but 3 times):
BIIB
BIIB
BIIB
BIIB
BIIB
WIIW
WIIW
WIIW
WIIW
WIIW
WIIW
WIIW
WIIW

Look at lines 21,23,25. Now look at line 27. You are still not being consistent with which variable is which. It should be [l][r][c] on line 27. If you read along your first output that looks jumbled the proper order of the letters is there but the pattern is all scattered. Unfortunately all you've done is put a band-aid over a huge bug.

the cabin array is:

char cabin[3][4][13]={' '};

the for loop with 'l' is set to end at 3 then it goes in the first dim of the array: cabin[l]
the for loop with 'c' is set to end at 4 then it goes in the second dim of the array: cabin[l][c]
the for loop with 'c' is set to end at 13 then it goes in the third dim of the array: cabin[l][c][r]

I'm basing my opinion on this snippet that I wrote

char cabin[3][13][4];
ifstream ifs("littleswandb.txt");

for (int l = 0;l<3;l++)
	for(int r = 0;r<13;r++)
		for(int c = 0;c<4;c++)
			ifs>>cabin[l][r][c];

for (int l = 0;l<3;l++)
{
	for(int r = 0;r<13;r++)
	{
		for(int c = 0;c<4;c++)
		{
			cout<<cabin[l][r][c]<<" ";
		}
	cout<<endl;
	}
cout<<endl;
}

It takes in the data properly and outputs exactly what was in the file. No need for a "rubbish" variable.

problem solved. the problem wasnt with the code it was with the text file. i had a new line for every 4 characters which i would have liked, because that is the format i wanted, but it wasnt needed. i jst pt everything in a st8 line, and its working now. thank you jonsca for bearing with me. it was my first time asking for help on forums

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