here is (one of ) my problem:

i have a function that reads in a file to memory, once the file is read, the file is emptied.

I can read in from the file (ish) but i get the file contents 20 times (my array has a size of 20)
then how do i empty the file?

here is my code id it helps:

void job::readFromFile()
{

const int arraysize = 20;
int i ;

ifstream inputFile( "jobs.dat", ios::in);
string test[arraysize];

for ( i = 0; i < arraysize; i ++)

{
inputFile >> test[0] >> test[arraysize];
cout << test[0] << test[arraysize];
}

}


jobs.day is just a list of jobs:

[1]_Broken_Floppy_Drive._GG201_Fred Bloggs._25/1/2001_:_Pending

[2]_Printer_malfunction._GG107:_John_Smith._24/1/2001_:_Resolved

[3]_Workstation_Doesn't_boot._JG252A:_Peter_Piper._23/1/01_:_Pending

Please try to explain what you want to be able to do more clearly. It didn't come across to me.

I don't see why people instisting on using C++ for things where C would suffice nicely. You realise that at my school they stopped teaching C! They only teach BASIC and C++, a common move from what I've heard. In C, you could empty the file with.

FILE *fp = fopen("somefile.txt", "w");
fclose(fp);

gi-gi, it's just as easy in C++. The code used between iostreams and stdio stuff is entirely isomorphic.

But do youi not agree with me that C is being phased out in favour of a language that is only superior in some very minor ways?

C++ is technically more advanced, but far less important to understanding programming... And, you're right gian. I'm seeing it being phased out too.

- taubz

Feh, neither should be used for teaching programming. Scheme or SmallTalk, now that'd be fun!

No, they should teach Assembly. By the time they learned their first "Hello World"-program, they'll be able to type with 10 fingers (blind).

RedX

I type with 9 fingers, and I'd find it very difficult to type with 10. I don't use me left thumb! While I'm typing this I have the urge to plant my left thumb on the space bar but me hands won't allow it!

Are your hands locked in one position seth? Used to making rapid motions?

At school we have the worst kind of keyboard I could think of. Imagine the spacebar split in two and one part used as backspace. Just terrible.
I'm used to an old Dos-kind-of keyboard, without those
windows-keys-<very bad word> So I spend more time retyping the last letter of my words than actually typing something (relative) usefull.
And I'm pretty sure this is actually designed as some sort of evil experiment.
<insert some sort of conspiracy theory>

RedX

gian:

Masturbation is bad.

Seth: That makes you a very bad boy!

interacial homoeroticism aside, I agree that C is being fazed out, but who cares. C++ can do exactly the same things that C can do plus much more, granted, there is increased overhead, but again, who cares. Im running on 256mb of ram, quite typical right, Id like to see increased overhead overflow my ram.

True, I have yet to run out of RAM (also running 256Mb) in even Windows, but I tend to prefer C over C++, I just love the feel of scrolling through pages of C code, I find it more "appealing" (what was that about homoeroticism? :-)) than C++......just my opinion.

C++ just seems a little to "out of the box" for me... it's like they will have a microsoft C++ wizard next. You don't do anything, you just type your name and press "next".

I don't know whether to laugh or cry!

wizard question #2 (after divesting your name): Select your genre codebase: a) First Person Shooter b) Racing game c) Massive Online Role Playing Game --- you selected First Person Shooter!!!! Please enter the name of your new game:


Thank you for using the Microsoft C++ Wizard!! Your precompiled game will be emailed to you shortly and then you can begin to market it. Don't forget the 90% royalties to Microsoft.

I think API's are bad enough. If it were up to me everyone would hard code everything in pure ASM.

That is sarcasm!!!

Mr. Hollman: No.

The genius of your post lies in its simplicity...

The genius in your post, or lack of, was the absolute stupidity of that statement! Would you prefer to directly interface with video cards yourself! How about writing your own windowing system while you're at it!

write your own windowing system? why not? :)
hey, if you've got the time...

like lordaerom said "that is sarcasm [dumbass]"

Thank god he's going away, so I dont have to waste processor cycles on writing a cynical reply to his remark.