Can Some One Help!!??

[jjh]

My code is this:

struct Book
{
char title[MAXBOOKS];
};
int fillarray(...)
{
Book theBook;
ifstream infile("library.txt");
while(true)
{
for(int i = 0; i < MAXBOOKS; i++)
{
infile.getline(theBook.title[i],MAXLENGTH);
cout << theBook.title[i];
for(int j = 0; j < MAXKEYWORDS; j++)
{

}
}
}

But when i debug it I come up with this error:

c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\hw 4\hw 4.cpp(29) : error C2664: 'std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits>::getline(_El em *,std::streamsize)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char' to 'char *'
with
[
_Elem=char,
_Traits=std::char_traits<char>
]
Conversion from integral type to pointer type requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\HW 4\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
HW 4 - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

CAN SOME ONE HELP ME!!!!!!??????

[gasfusion]

I think the problem there is that you cannot use arrays in get line...Sorry, i forgot to mention that.
just read the name of the book into a temporary string and then save it to your book struct. or you >> operator in while loop to read the file;

struct Book
{
    Title[MAXBOOKS];
};
 
int main() 
{
    Book myBooks;
    int i = 0;
                string sBook;
    ifstream infile("library.txt");
 
                // See if this works
                while (infile >> myBooks.Title[i])
                    i++;
 
    //for (i=0;i<MAXBOOKS; i++) {
                //      infile.getline(sBook, MAXLENGTH);
                //                myBooks.Title[i] = sBook;
               //}
    return 0;
}
 

[jjh]

I think the problem there is that you cannot use arrays in get line...Sorry, i forgot to mention that.
just read the name of the book into a temporary string and then save it to your book struct.

so instead of using a character I should use a string??
character is char
what is string in c++???

[gasfusion]

just include a
#include <string>

in your class list.
you can use a character if you want to. It'll more logical because it would use less memory, but it's not like it's terribly necessary.

[gasfusion]

hey but see if you can use this code instead of getline

// See if this works
while (infile >> myBooks.Title[i])
i++;

this should write directly into your array.

[jjh]

just include a
#include <string>

in your class list.
you can use a character if you want to. It'll more logical because it would use less memory, but it's not like it's terribly necessary.

I put in the #include <string> and now if I put in:
string tempTitle;
I get an error stating that 'string is an undeclared identifier.
?????

[jjh]

just include a
#include <string>

in your class list.
you can use a character if you want to. It'll more logical because it would use less memory, but it's not like it's terribly necessary.

if i put in #include <string> and then:
string tempTitle;
infile.getline(tempTitle,MAXLENGTH);
theBook.title[i] = tempTitle;
I get an error message stating:
error C2065: 'string' : undeclared identifier
error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'tempTitle'
error C2065: 'tempTitle' : undeclared identifier

[jjh]

if i put in #include <string> and then:
string tempTitle;
infile.getline(tempTitle,MAXLENGTH);
theBook.title[i] = tempTitle;
I get an error message stating:
error C2065: 'string' : undeclared identifier
error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'tempTitle'
error C2065: 'tempTitle' : undeclared identifier

by using:
while (infile >> myBooks.Title[i])
that will only write in one letter at a time, and i am wanting to writ in a title such as "The principles of chem"

[gasfusion]

if you're using strings then add:

using namespace std;

after you class includes.

[jjh]

I think the problem there is that you cannot use arrays in get line...Sorry, i forgot to mention that.
just read the name of the book into a temporary string and then save it to your book struct.

If I use your sugestion of putting the infile in for a string and then assigning it into a char array doesn't work.

I get this error

c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\hw 4\hw 4.cpp(34) : error C2664: 'std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits>::getline(_El em *,std::streamsize)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'std::string' to 'char *'
with
[
_Elem=char,
_Traits=std::char_traits<char>
]

Can you think of something

this is what I have so far.

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::string;
using std::ifstream;
#define MAXBOOKS 9
#define MAXKEYWORDS 3
#define MAXLENGTH 50
struct Book
{
char title[MAXBOOKS];
char keyWord[MAXKEYWORDS][MAXLENGTH];
char position;
};
int fillArray()
{
char title;
char keyword1;
char keyword2;
char keyword3;
Book theBook;
ifstream infile("library.txt");
while(true)
{
for(int i = 0; i < MAXBOOKS; i++)
{
// infile >> theBook.title[i];

string tempTitle;
infile.getline(tempTitle,MAXLENGTH);
//strcpy(theBook.title[i], tempTitle);
cout << theBook.title[i];

for(int j = 0; j < MAXKEYWORDS; j++)
{

}
}
}
return 0;
}