#include<iostream>
#include<cstring>
#include<fstream>
#include<iomanip>
using namespace std;
void CREATELIBRARY();
//function to validate creatdate
int main()
{
CREATELIBRARY();
return 0;
}
void CREATELIBRARY()
{
ofstream outFile;
char creatdate[10];
int bookno,catno,title;//[30]
outFile.open("BOOKS.dat");
cout<<"Enter the creation date (MM-DD-YYYY):"<<endl;
cin.get(creatdate,20); cin.ignore(80,'\n');
//function to validate creatdate
cout<<creatdate<<endl;
outFile<<creatdate;
cout<<"Enter the number of books:"<<endl;
cin>>bookno;
cout<<bookno<<endl;
outFile<<bookno<<endl<<endl;
for(int i=0; i<bookno; i++)
{
cout<<"Enter the catalogue Number: "<<endl;
cin>>catno;
cout<<catno<<endl;
outFile<<catno;
cout<<"Enter the title: "<<endl;
cin.getline(title,31); cin.ignore(80,'\n');
cout<<title<<endl;
outFile<<title<<endl;
}
outFile.close();
everything goes alright until the for loop. when the part in red is executed, everything is just printed out when it is supposed to ask and wait for the string input -title- from the user. i can't figure out what the problem is. would greatly appreciate any help, thanks!