Hi everyone, I've recently been having a problem with my current program. I've gotten it to work so that I can enter a word in and it will check the word to see whether or not it is a palindrome by methods of stack/queue.
eg. dad
"Dad is a palindrome"
Now I am trying to make is so that the program reads from a text file and outputs the results to another. I've read a little about fstream and understand somewhat how it works but am still having problems. I stopped modifying my program after the code below:

ifstream inside;
		ofstream outside;
		inside.open("palindromeinput.txt",ios::in);
		outside.open("palindromeoutput.txt",ios::out);

because this is where I became lost. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. I've posted the entire code below. It produces no errors but is still not reading any information placed in the text file (dad, pen)

Thanks an advance

#include<iostream>
#include <cstdlib> // For EXIT_FAILURE and EXIT_SUCCESS
#include <fstream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
const int MAX=50;    // initialize max string size of 50 characters
typedef char StackElement;  // define StackElement
typedef char QueueElement;  // define QueueElement
class Stack
{
public:
	Stack(){top=-1;arr[MAX]=0;}   // default stack constructor
		void push(StackElement & ch);  // push function
		StackElement topNpop();         // top and pop functions combined
		bool empty() const;            // empty function
private:
		StackElement arr[MAX];    // define char array
		int	top;                  // define int top
	
};
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: push()
DESCRIPTION: Pushes an element onto the stack
PRECONDITION: Waiting for function call
POSTCONTION: New element character on top of stack
*******************************************/
inline void Stack::push(StackElement & ch)
{
	if(top<MAX)
	{
		top++;          // increment top
		arr[top]=ch;  // push onto stack
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Stack is full.\n";  // display stack is full
	}


}
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: topNpop()
DESCRIPTION: Reads and pops top element off the stack
PRECONDIION: Waiting for function call
POSTCONDITION:  One element read and removed fromt he stack
RETURN: Top element from stack
********************************************/

inline StackElement Stack::topNpop()
{
	if(top>-1)
	{
		return(arr[top]);  // returns top element
		top--;				// remove froms stack
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Stack is empty.\n";  // display stack is empty
		return(0);

	}

}
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: empty()
DESCRIPTION: returns result value if stack is empty
PRECONDITION: result=false
POSTCONDITION: result may be true or remain false
RETURN: result if true or false
********************************************/			
inline bool Stack::empty() const
{
	bool result=false;   // initialize bool as false
	if (top==-1)         
	{
		result=true;        // if top is -1 return result true
		return(result);
	}
	else
	{
		return(result);     // else return false
	}
}
class Queue                           // Queue class
{
public:
		Queue(){front=0, back=0;arr[MAX]=0;}   // Queue default constructor
		void addq(QueueElement & ch);          // define addq 
		QueueElement frontNremoveq();         // define frontNremove
private:
		QueueElement arr[MAX];            // initialize QueueElement array
		int front, back;                  // initialize int front and back
	
};
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: addq()
DESCRIPTION: adds an element onto the queue
PRECONDITION: Waiting for element to add
POSTCONDITION: New element now on the queue
********************************************/
inline void Queue::addq(QueueElement &ch)
{
	if(front!=(back+1)%MAX)
	{
		arr[back]=ch;     // add element to back of queue
		back=(back+1)%MAX;
	}
	else
	{
		cerr<<"Error Queue is full\n";  // display queue is full
	}
}
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: frontNremoveq()
DESCRIPTION: reads and removes front element from queue
PRECONDITION: front pointing to front of queue
POSTCONDITION: front element is returned and then incremented
********************************************/
inline QueueElement Queue::frontNremoveq()
{
	if(front!=back)
	{
		return(arr[front]);    // return front element
		front++;				// remove front element
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Queue is empty.\n";  // display queue is empty
		return(0);
	}
}

/***************************MAIN******************************/
int main()
{
	Stack S;	// initialize stack
	Queue Q;	// initialize queue
string s;
	int i=0;	// initialze int 'i'
	char string[MAX];  // initialize char string
	bool RESULT=false;  // initilize bool RESULT to false
	

	ifstream inside;
		ofstream outside;
		inside.open("palindromeinput.txt",ios::in);
		outside.open("palindromeoutput.txt",ios::out);
	
		cout<<string;
while(string[i]!=NULL)

{
	S.push(string[i]);  // push chars individually from string to
		Q.addq(string[i]);		// stack and queue
		i++;      // next char
	}
	while(i>0)
	{
		if(S.topNpop()==Q.frontNremoveq())  // compare each element from
		{										// stack and queue
			RESULT=true;  // if same for all chars return true
		}
		else
		{
			RESULT=false;  // if not same for any char break and return false
			break;
		}
		i--;
	}	
	if(RESULT==true)
	{
		cout<<" is a palindrome\n";  // display if true
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<" is not a palindrome\n"; // display if false
	}
	
	return 0;  // end of program
}

Well it's obvious you're using some sort of template or something I on't understand. To read text from a file use fgets(char *s,int nrchr,FILE *inpfile);
Since you're using fstream go for:

fstream in("...",ios::in);
fstream out("...".ios::out);
char *s=new char[...];
in.getline(s,100,'\n');

The getline function is a method for istream and ifstream. It's paramters are:
.getline(char* buffer,int nrchars,char='\n');

IT WORKS FOR BORLAND C++ FOR DOS
:D

I nearly forgot:
For palindrome check people USUALLY use: strrev(char *s); WARNING strrev alters s as it gives back the reverse string and also places it in s.

Hi everyone, I've gotten up to this point but am still having problems. I now have it so that the program is reading from the text file successfully but I cannot get it to successfully write to the output file. Also I believe that it is not checking correctly for palindrome but I am more worried about getting it to write to the output file. Am I missing something small

Thanks

#include<iostream>
#include <cstdlib> // For EXIT_FAILURE and EXIT_SUCCESS
#include <fstream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
const int MAX=50;    // initialize max string size of 50 characters
typedef char StackElement;  // define StackElement
typedef char QueueElement;  // define QueueElement
class Stack
{
public:
	Stack(){top=-1;arr[MAX]=0;}   // default stack constructor
		void push(StackElement & ch);  // push function
		StackElement topNpop();         // top and pop functions combined
		bool empty() const;            // empty function
private:
		StackElement arr[MAX];    // define char array
		int	top;                  // define int top
	
};
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: push()
DESCRIPTION: Pushes an element onto the stack
PRECONDITION: Waiting for function call
POSTCONTION: New element character on top of stack
*******************************************/
inline void Stack::push(StackElement & ch)
{
	if(top<MAX)
	{
		top++;          // increment top
		arr[top]=ch;  // push onto stack
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Stack is full.\n";  // display stack is full
	}


}
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: topNpop()
DESCRIPTION: Reads and pops top element off the stack
PRECONDIION: Waiting for function call
POSTCONDITION:  One element read and removed fromt he stack
RETURN: Top element from stack
********************************************/

inline StackElement Stack::topNpop()
{
	if(top>-1)
	{
		return(arr[top]);  // returns top element
		top--;				// remove froms stack
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Stack is empty.\n";  // display stack is empty
		return(0);

	}

}
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: empty()
DESCRIPTION: returns result value if stack is empty
PRECONDITION: result=false
POSTCONDITION: result may be true or remain false
RETURN: result if true or false
********************************************/			
inline bool Stack::empty() const
{
	bool result=false;   // initialize bool as false
	if (top==-1)         
	{
		result=true;        // if top is -1 return result true
		return(result);
	}
	else
	{
		return(result);     // else return false
	}
}
class Queue                           // Queue class
{
public:
		Queue(){front=0, back=0;arr[MAX]=0;}   // Queue default constructor
		void addq(QueueElement & ch);          // define addq 
		QueueElement frontNremoveq();         // define frontNremove
private:
		QueueElement arr[MAX];            // initialize QueueElement array
		int front, back;                  // initialize int front and back
	
};
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: addq()
DESCRIPTION: adds an element onto the queue
PRECONDITION: Waiting for element to add
POSTCONDITION: New element now on the queue
********************************************/
inline void Queue::addq(QueueElement &ch)
{
	if(front!=(back+1)%MAX)
	{
		arr[back]=ch;     // add element to back of queue
		back=(back+1)%MAX;
	}
	else
	{
		cerr<<"Error Queue is full\n";  // display queue is full
	}
}
/*******************************************
FUNCTION: frontNremoveq()
DESCRIPTION: reads and removes front element from queue
PRECONDITION: front pointing to front of queue
POSTCONDITION: front element is returned and then incremented
********************************************/
inline QueueElement Queue::frontNremoveq()
{
	if(front!=back)
	{
		return(arr[front]);    // return front element
		front++;				// remove front element
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Queue is empty.\n";  // display queue is empty
		return(0);
	}
}

/***************************MAIN******************************/
int main()
{
	Stack S;	// initialize stack
	Queue Q;	// initialize queue
string s;
	int i=0;	// initialze int 'i'
	char string[MAX];  // initialize char string
	bool RESULT=false;  // initilize bool RESULT to false
	

  
ifstream inside ("palindromeinput.txt");
  if (! inside.is_open())
  { cout << "Error opening file"; exit (1); }

  while (! inside.eof() )
  {
    inside.getline (string,100);
    cout << string << endl;
  }

while(string[i]!=NULL)
	{
		S.push(string[i]);  // push chars individually from string to
		Q.addq(string[i]);		// stack and queue
		i++;      // next char
	}
	while(i>0)
	{
		if(S.topNpop()==Q.frontNremoveq())  // compare each element from
		{										// stack and queue
			RESULT=true;  // if same for all chars return true
		}
		else
		{
			RESULT=false;  // if not same for any char break and return false
			break;
		}
		i--;
	}	


if(RESULT==true)
	{
		cout<<string<<" is a palindrome\n";  // display if true
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<string<<" is not a palindrome\n"; // display if false
	}
	


ofstream outside ("palindromeoutput.txt");
  if (outside.is_open())
  {
  
	 outside << string;
    outside<< string;
    outside.close();
  }
  return 0;
}
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