Admitting defeat...Will pay small fee $ for small program

[mturner64]

I have an assignment that is due tomorrow (Friday). The details are as follows:
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Write a C++ program that reads a file that holds certain stock information. The input data file looks something like:

International Business Machines
IBM
35.67
36.79
39.66
32.09
31.67
31.67
34.76
Epson Manufacturing Corporation
EPS
31.99
28.87
24.60
29.65
31.33
32.67
34.08
Company Name
3-letter stock exchange ID
Value for Sunday
Value for Monday
Value for Tuesday
Value for Wednesday
Value for Thursday
Value for Friday
Value for Saturday

The file will have no more than 10 records.

You will need to store the data in two separate (parallel) arrays. Store the company names and IDs in a 2-d array of type string. Store the values in a 2-d array of type float. That is, the string array should have dimensions [10][2] so it will have 10 rows and 2 columns numbered 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 0,1 respectively. The numeric array should have dimensions of [10][7] so it will have 10 rows and 7 columns, numbered 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 respectively.

Phase 1:
Your program should compute the 7-day average for each company’s stock and also the day’s total sum of values for each day. Use manipulators so your output is neat and lined up correctly. An example of your preliminary report follows:

Company ID Closing Price
----------------------------------------------------------
International Business Machines IBM 34.56
Epson Manufacturing Co. EPS 42.36
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... .....
Company Name XXX 99.99
----------------------------------------------------------
Total 999.99
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THIS IS THE CODE I HAVE SO FAR..........SEE BELOW.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;





int main()
{
ifstream inFile;
inFile.open("stock_data.txt");
if (inFile.fail())
{
cout << "Input file open failed.\n";
cout << "Call for help.\n";
exit (0);
}

string compName, compAbbrev;
string company[i][0] = compName;
int quotes[i][1] = compAbbrev;
stocks[i][j] = price;

cout << "This program displays the stock information for 10 companies.\n";
cout << "Company ID Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Average.\n";

for (int j = 0; j < 7; j++)
{
float price;
cout << company[i][0] << endl;
// Get the float value from inFile

}
i++; // Increment the number of companies read so far

return 0;
}

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THE TEXT FILE IS CALLED stock_data.txt and I will copy and paste it below.

International Business Machines
IBM
99.54
97.11
97.24
98.45
99.01
99.20
100.65
Earth Bio Fuels, dba Bio-Willie
EBF
6.49
5.98
5.34
2.87
2.32
1.87
0.68
Hewlett-Packard Corporation
HPQ
42.02
42.05
42.34
42.56
39.88
41.54
43.60
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
HOG
71.62
70.67
71.98
72.25
71.15
72.22
72.23
Apple Computer, Inc.
APL
86.79
84.33
82.89
89.82
91.32
85.43
86.78
J.C. Penney Company
JCP
82.21
83.56
81.87
70.21
82.54
83.21
81.09
Wal-Mart Stores
WMT
47.96
47.99
48.04
48.67
49.21
48.34
49.87
Exxon-Mobil Corporation
XOM
72.90
73.01
73.90
75.32
76.10
79.87
80.87
McDonalds Food Stores
MCD
44.34
43.43
42.98
44.91
45.23
44.01
43.87
Dell Computer
DEL
24.49
23.87
23.16
21.67
22.90
22.34
21.76

[nmadct]

Well, looks like this program has taught you an important lesson in computer programming. Don't start the day before it's due.

[mturner64]

I start off and on a few days ago....I barely have any hair left!

[nmadct]

I used to have the same problem with writing papers, no matter when I tried to start I didn't get anything accomplished until just before they were due. That's why I switched to computer programming.

Luckily, there's still lots of hours left.

You need a loop like the one Ganon1 showed you in the other thread. Your code here doesn't loop over the input values so it could only read one company's info.

What you need to do is:

1. Read in the company info. This is where that loop comes in. This will fill up the arrays that the assignment describes. The loop counter variable also keeps a count of how many companies you have, this is important because you'll need it for the next step.
2. Make another numeric array with 7 values. These are for the overall daily totals. Set every value in this array to 0.
3. In another loop, do the calculations for each company. Loop over all 7 daily values (in your stocks array), adding them up (you need an accumulator variable to hold the total), then divide the total by 7, that's your average. While you're going through these values, add each one to the proper overall daily total.
4. Now you've got all the values you were supposed to compute, just start printing them out.

Also, please note in the "Reply Guidelines" (at right when you're typing your reply) how you can format your code so it keeps its indentation on the web page.

Good luck!

[mturner64]

I used to have the same problem with writing papers, no matter when I tried to start I didn't get anything accomplished until just before they were due. That's why I switched to computer programming.

Luckily, there's still lots of hours left.

You need a loop like the one Ganon1 showed you in the other thread. Your code here doesn't loop over the input values so it could only read one company's info.

What you need to do is:

1. Read in the company info. This is where that loop comes in. This will fill up the arrays that the assignment describes. The loop counter variable also keeps a count of how many companies you have, this is important because you'll need it for the next step.
2. Make another numeric array with 7 values. These are for the overall daily totals. Set every value in this array to 0.
3. In another loop, do the calculations for each company. Loop over all 7 daily values (in your stocks array), adding them up (you need an accumulator variable to hold the total), then divide the total by 7, that's your average. While you're going through these values, add each one to the proper overall daily total.
4. Now you've got all the values you were supposed to compute, just start printing them out.

Also, please note in the "Reply Guidelines" (at right when you're typing your reply) how you can format your code so it keeps its indentation on the web page.

Good luck!

i UNDERSTAND THEM IN ENGLISH BUT GET LOST IN ALL THE CODING....I would like someone to help with the coding...Please.....

[nmadct]

i UNDERSTAND THEM IN ENGLISH BUT GET LOST IN ALL THE CODING....I would like someone to help with the coding...Please.....

This is a help forum, not a C++ tutorial. I suggest you do a Google search for "c++ tutorial" instead.

It is also not a place for you to get ready-made solutions to your homework assignments.

[Ganon11]

Indeed. Our policy is that giving you completed code is the equivalent of cheating - especially when you explicitly tell us that this is a homework assignment. Now, we have given you a great deal of advice - it is your job to understand what we are saying and finish the project yourself.

[RedSon]

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