c++ assistance

[Nicko_FaTe_]

Hi i have a task to stores marks for students, a struct is used to store this.

the thing giving me trouble at the moment is how to read and store a floating point number within a struct, the data specifically for the mark is on 1 line of a text file seperated by white space.

I cant seem to find a way to copy floating point numbers from a stream object, appreciate any response.

what i have so far, stores the first record minus the marks fine, anything after that, as i cant figure out how to store the marks doesnt work.

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include "ass1.h" // to link functions to a main file containing only a text based menu.

using namespace std;

    const int MAX = 200;

        int classSize;
        int completedLabs;
    struct StudentRec
    {

        char familyName[15];
        char givenName[16];
        char computerLogin[5];
        float marks[12];
    };
    StudentRec student[MAX];

    void ReadFile();




    void ReadFile()
{
        char filename[20];


        cout << " Enter filename " ;
        cin >> filename;

        ifstream myfile(filename, ios::in);

       if (myfile.good())
       {

        int numrecords = 0;

        myfile >> classSize;
        myfile >> completedLabs;

        while (!myfile.eof())
        {

            myfile >> student[numrecords].givenName;
            myfile >> student[numrecords].familyName;
            myfile >> student[numrecords].computerLogin;
           // myfile.read (student[numrecords].marks,12, '/n')
            numrecords++;
        }
        myfile.close();
  }
        cout << classSize;
        cout << completedLabs;
        cout << student[0].givenName;
        cout << student[0].familyName;
        cout << student[0].computerLogin;


}

10 5
Dennis Iddis di504
1 1 -1 1 1
Alex Sywlrskbi as579
-1 -1 1 0.5 0
Terry Hdroribj th074
1 1 -1 -1 0.5
Glen Gowfz gg935
1 -1 1 1 0.5
Jake Qivghswcb jq137
-1 -1 1 0.5 1
Quan Jlrgxyl qj244
1 1 1 0.5 0.5
Vu Qcpwxwsf vq077
1 1 1 1 1
Glen Lqntw gl377
0 0 0 1 1
Terry Kowucgql tk422
1 1 1 1 0
Una Yeelkn uy473
0.5 0 1 1 1

Text File format.

[Clinton Portis]

the thing giving me trouble at the moment is how to read and store a floating point number within a struct, the data specifically for the mark is on 1 line of a text file seperated by white space.

Since ye' data is white space delimited, ye' can simply use the overloaded >> extraction operator provided by the <fstream> library:

ifstream infile;
int record = 0;
int index  = 0;

infile.open("text.txt");

if(!infile.is_open())
{
     cout << "\aError, file not found.";
     cout << "\nFile may have been moved, renamed, or deleted...";
     exit(1);
}

while(infile && record < MAX)
{
     //Get marks
     while(infile >> student[record].marks[index] && index < 12)
     {
          index++;
     }

     index = 0;

     //Get family name
     infile >> student[record].familyName;

     //Get given name
     infile >> student[record].givenName;

     //Get computer login
     infile >> student[record].computerLogin;

    //advance to the next student record
    record++;
}

infile.close();

This is all based on the assumption that your text file maintains a standard format that is shown in your example. This is most of the work done for you. See if you can handle and display the data on your own.

[Nicko_FaTe_]

just thought i'd write back, thanks for the assistance, however that isn't going to work for me, i have since figured out how to read properly, thanx for the assistance though, got me thinking.