error C2780: & error C2784: !!! can any one identify the error in my code

error C2784: 'std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::getline(std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits> &,std::basic_string<_Elem,_Traits,_Alloc> &)' : could not deduce template argument for 'std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits> &' from 'std::ifstream'
1> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\include\string(527) : see declaration of 'std::getline'

void read()
{
 Inventory items[100];
 string line;
 int i=0;
 ifstream inventdata;
 inventdata.open("Inventory.dat", ios::in);
    if( !inventdata )
    {
      cout << "ERROR: Unable to open " << "Inventory.dat" << " ...exiting." << endl;
      exit(1);
    }
    while(!inventdata.eof())
      {
		  getline(inventdata,items[i].unitPrice);
		  getline(inventdata,items[i].itemNumber);
		  getline(inventdata,items[i].inStock);
	      getline(inventdata,items[i].itemName);
	  i++;
		  
	}
    
	  for(int j=0;j<100;j++)
	  {
	    cout<<items[j];
	  }
	  
	
  
  
    
    
    return ;

}

this is just the section where the code occurs after the while loop. i cant seem to find a fixx.

[cppgangster]

you should use while(inventdata.good()){...}

just made that change but still the same
error is detected at line 15. seems to be the getline.

[Fbody]

I believe the order of operations is messing you up. Try this instead, for all 3 getlines:

getline(inventdata,(items[i]).unitPrice);

gave that a try.... still no avail. ill paste the whole code

header file with the error.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;


struct Inventory
{
  char itemName[25];
  int itemNumber;
  int inStock;
  double unitPrice;
};


void read();

/*
*******************************************************************************
*******************************************************************************
*
* Function Name : read
* 
* Input         : Reference Address to Object data for Struct Inventory
* 
* Output        :
*
* Process       : 
*
*
*******************************************************************************
*******************************************************************************
*/
void read()
{
 Inventory items[100];
 string line;
 int i=0;
 ifstream inventdata;
 inventdata.open("Inventory.dat", ios::in);
    if( !inventdata )
    {
      cout << "ERROR: Unable to open " << "Inventory.dat" << " ...exiting." << endl;
      exit(1);
    }
    while(inventdata.good())
      {
		  getline(inventdata,(items[i]).unitPrice);
		  getline(inventdata,(items[i]).itemNumber);
		  getline(inventdata,(items[i]).inStock);
	      getline(inventdata,(items[i]).itemName);
	  i++;
		  
	}
    
	  for(int j=0;j<100;j++)
	  {
	    cout<<items[j];
	  }
	  
	
  
  
    
    
    return ;

}

The main

#include <iostream>
#include "Invent.h"
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;


//Inventory addItem();
//void write(Inventory &);

int main()
{
 
  
  ofstream inventdata;
  inventdata.open("Inventory.dat", ios::app);
    if( !inventdata )
    {
      cout << "ERROR: Unable to open " << "Inventory.dat" << " ...exiting." << endl;
      exit(1);
    } 
 
  int i=0;
  char last = 'n';
  
  while(last == 'n' && i < 100 )
  {
  Inventory productData;
   
  cout<<"Enter Item Name"<<endl;
  cin.ignore();
  cin.getline (productData.itemName,25);
  
  cout<<"Unit Price"<<endl;
  cin>>productData.unitPrice;
  
  cout<<"Product Code"<<endl;
  cin>>productData.itemNumber;
  
  cout<<"Total In Stock"<<endl;
  cin>>productData.inStock;
  
  cout<<endl;
  cout<<endl;
  cout<< setw (4);
  
  cout<< productData.unitPrice<<"    "<< productData.itemNumber <<"    "<< productData.inStock <<"    "<< productData.itemName<<endl; 
  inventdata<< productData.unitPrice<<"    "<< productData.itemNumber <<"    "<< productData.inStock <<"    "<< productData.itemName<<endl;
  
  
  i++; 
    
  cout<<"Last Item?? Y/N"<<endl;
  //char last = 'y';
  cin>>last;
  
  
  }
  
  read();
  
 return 0; 
}

[Fbody]

OK, I see what's going on now.

Here's your problem:

struct Inventory
{
  char itemName[25];
  int itemNumber;
  int inStock;
  double unitPrice;
};

There are 2 versions of getline(). There are string::getline() and istream::getline(). Both versions are used for reading character data. Neither version is used for reading numeric data (i.e. ints and doubles). The version you are attempting to use is string::getline(). It can only read its data into a std::string, which you don't have.

The istream::getline() version reads data into a C-style string (char array). You should be using this version on Line 54 of your header to read into Inventory::itemName. To read into itemNumber, inStock, and unitPrice, you will need to use some other input operation/function.

[cppgangster]

The problem is that you are readin all line in single double value, second argument should be array or string...

Thanx guyz.. that problem is now solved now.....im getting another error when i try to implement a bubble sort.

error is
error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value
error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value
error C2228: left of '.itemName' must have class/struct/union

if( list[q].itemNumber>list[q+1].itemNumber )
			{
				temp[q].unitPrice = list[q].unitPrice;
				temp[q].itemNumber = list[q].itemNumber;
				temp[q].inStock = list[q].inStock;
				temp[q].itemName = list[q].itemName; // <-- this line 
				list[q].unitPrice=list[q+1].unitPrice;
				list[q].itemNumber=list[q+1].itemNumber; 
				list[q].inStock=list[q+1].inStock;
				list[q].itemName=list[q+1].itemName; //<-- this line
				list[q+1].unitPrice = temp[q].unitPrice;
				list[q+1].itemNumber = temp[q].itemNumber;
				list[q+1].inStock = temp[q].inStock;
				list[q+1].itemName= temp[q].itemName; //<<-- this line
			}

thanx

[Fbody]

If you haven't changed things, itemName is a C-style string. You can't use a regular assignment statement with a C-style string. You must use either strcpy() or strncpy() to copy one string into the other. Of the 2, strncpy() is a better choice because it's a "safer" option.