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[C++] File interaction with structures
By Mohammad Rastkar, published on 20 Aug 2008
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/***
//// Last Build : 8_19_08
//// Compiler : VS2005
//// Programmer : Mohammad Rastkar
//// Capability : Implementing a variable size record.
//// Function : add, delete, modify, display records ( hourly or salaried )
***/
///////////// Includes /////////////
#include <cstdlib> // system()
#include <conio.h> // getch()
#include <fstream>
#include <sys\stat.h> // stat(status of a file)
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
///////////// Data types /////////////
enum { SALARIED = '0', HOURLY = '1' };
struct Employee_Record // Employee record
{
char PAY_TYPE; // Tag_Field : "SALARIED = 0, HOURLY = 1"
union
{
struct //// SALARIED
{
double MONTHLY_RATE;
int START_DATE;
};
struct //// HOURLY
{
double RATE_PER_HOUR;
int REG_HOURS;
int OVERTIME_HOURS;
};
};
int ID;
int AGE;
char DEPT;
bool deleted;
};
///////////// Variable Declarations & Constants /////////////
#define EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME "Employees.txt" // name of the database file to store employees informations
Employee_Record Employee;
char choice; // for choice in menu
fstream *fs = NULL, *fs1 = NULL;// file streams for files : fs -> 'Employee', fs1 -> 'temp'
bool deletion = false; // if any record has been deleted
///////////// Function Prototypes /////////////
void closeFile(fstream *); // closes a file with its pointer, then deletes the file pointer
bool isFileExist(const char *); // check if a file exists
///////////// Main /////////////
int main()
{
while (true)
{
do ////// Menu //////
{
system( "cls" ); // clear screen
cout << "\n < Employees Database > \n\n";
cout << "(1) Add a new Record \n";
cout << "(2) Modify an existing Record\n";
cout << "(3) Delete an existing Record \n";
cout << "(4) Display Records \n";
cout << "(5) Exit \n\n";
cout << " Enter a choice (1-5) : " << flush;
choice = getch();
} while ( choice < '1' || choice > '5'); // while we have no good(between 1 and 5), show menu again
system( "cls" );
// to modify, delete or display records, database file should exist, then we have some records
if (choice == '2' || choice == '3' || choice == '4')
{
if (!isFileExist(EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME)) // if database file doesn't exist
{
cout << "\n Database file ('" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "') doesn't exist, then there are no records." << endl;
system("pause");
continue; // show the menu again
}
}
switch ( choice )
{
int recs_num; // number of records before the record for modifying(deletion)
int id;
case '1' : ////// Add Record //////
cout << "\n\t\t < Entering a new record > ";
cout << "\n Enter the following informations for the new record : ";
cout << "\n\n PAY_TYPE ( SALARIED : 0, HOURLY : 1 ) : ";
cin >> Employee.PAY_TYPE;
cout << "\n ID : ";
cin >> Employee.ID;
cout << "\n AGE : ";
cin >> Employee.AGE;
cout << "\n DEPT (one character) : ";
cin >> Employee.DEPT;
if ( Employee.PAY_TYPE == SALARIED )
{
cout << "\n MONTHLY_RATE : ";
cin >> Employee.MONTHLY_RATE;
cout << "\n START_DATE : ";
cin >> Employee.START_DATE;
}
if ( Employee.PAY_TYPE == HOURLY )
{
cout << "\n RATE_PER_HOUR : ";
cin >> Employee.RATE_PER_HOUR;
cout << "\n REG_HOURS : ";
cin >> Employee.REG_HOURS;
cout << "\n OVERTIME_HOURS : ";
cin >> Employee.OVERTIME_HOURS;
}
Employee.deleted = 0;
fs = new fstream( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME, ios::out | ios::app | ios::binary );
if (!fs)
{
cout << "\n Can't open or create '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file" << endl;
system("pause");
break;
}
fs->write( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) );
closeFile(fs);
cout << "\n Record added." << endl;
system("pause");
break;
case '2' : ////// Modify Record //////
cout << "\n Enter employee ID, that you want modify its informatin : ";
cin >> id;
fs = new fstream( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME, ios::in | ios::out | ios::binary );
if (!fs)
{
cout << "\n Can't open or create '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file" << endl;
system("pause");
break;
}
recs_num = -1;
while (fs->read( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) ))
{
recs_num++;
if ( Employee.ID == id && !Employee.deleted)
break;
}
if (fs->eof()) // if (the record is not in the file || it's there but it's deleted)
{
cout << "\n Your specified employee doesn't exist in file." << endl;
closeFile(fs);
system("pause");
break;
}
cout << "\n Enter new informations for this record : ";
cout << "\n\n PAY_TYPE ( SALARIED : 0, HOURLY : 1 ) : ";
cin >> Employee.PAY_TYPE;
cout << "\n ID : ";
cin >> Employee.ID;
cout << "\n AGE : ";
cin >> Employee.AGE;
cout << "\n DEPT (one character) : ";
cin >> Employee.DEPT;
if ( Employee.PAY_TYPE == SALARIED )
{
cout << "\n MONTHLY_RATE : ";
cin >> Employee.MONTHLY_RATE;
cout << "\n START_DATE : ";
cin >> Employee.START_DATE;
}
if ( Employee.PAY_TYPE == HOURLY )
{
cout << "\n RATE_PER_HOUR : ";
cin >> Employee.RATE_PER_HOUR;
cout << "\n REG_HOURS : ";
cin >> Employee.REG_HOURS;
cout << "\n OVERTIME_HOURS : ";
cin >> Employee.OVERTIME_HOURS;
}
fs->seekp ( sizeof(Employee) * recs_num, ios::beg ); // go to the first of the record to be modified
fs->write( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) );
closeFile(fs);
cout << "\n Record is modified." << endl;
system("pause");
break;
case '3' : ////// Delete Record //////
cout << "\n Enter employee's ID, for deletion : ";
cin >> id;
fs = new fstream( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME, ios::in | ios::out | ios::binary );
if (!fs)
{
cout << "\n Can't open or create '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file." << endl;
system("pause");
break;
}
recs_num = -1;
while (fs->read( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) ))
{
recs_num++;
if ( Employee.ID == id && !Employee.deleted ) // if user deleted an employee then added another one with the same ID in the same instance of program runs, deleted employee is still there, then we should go through all the file
break;
}
if (fs->eof()) // if (the record is not in the file || it's there but it's deleted)
{
cout << "\n Your specified employee doesn't exist in database file." << endl;
closeFile(fs);
system("pause");
break;
}
Employee.deleted = 1;
fs->seekp ( sizeof(Employee) * recs_num, ios::beg );
fs->write( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) );
closeFile(fs);
deletion = true; // we have some deleted records
cout << "\n Record is deleted." << endl;
system("pause");
break;
case '4' : // Display Records
////// Print Salaried records...
fs = new fstream( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME, ios::in | ios::binary );
if (!fs)
{
cout << "\n Can't open or create '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file." << endl;
system("pause");
break;
}
// display column titles
cout << "\n\t\t < Salaried >\n\n";
cout << "ID\tAGE\tDEPT\tMONTHLY_RATE\tSTART_DATE\n"
<< "-------------------------------------------------- \n";
while (fs->read( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) )) // display records
{
if ( Employee.PAY_TYPE == SALARIED && !Employee.deleted )
{
cout << Employee.ID << '\t';
cout << Employee.AGE << '\t';
cout << Employee.DEPT << '\t';
cout << Employee.MONTHLY_RATE << "\t\t";
cout << Employee.START_DATE << '\n';
}
}
cout << "\n To see Hourly records, "; system("pause");
closeFile(fs);
////// Print Hourly records...
system( "cls" );
fs = new fstream( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME, ios::in | ios::binary );
if (!fs)
{
cout << "\n Can't open or create '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file." << endl;
system("pause");
break;
}
cout << "\n\t\t\t < Hourly > \n\n";
cout << "ID\tAGE\tDEPT\tRATE_PER_HOUR\tREG_HOURS\tOVERTIME_HOURS\n"
<< "---------------------------------------------------------------------- \n";
while ( fs->read( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee_Record) ) )
{
if ( Employee.PAY_TYPE == HOURLY && !Employee.deleted )
{
cout << Employee.ID << '\t';
cout << Employee.AGE << '\t';
cout << Employee.DEPT << '\t';
cout << Employee.RATE_PER_HOUR << "\t\t";
cout << Employee.REG_HOURS << "\t\t";
cout << Employee.OVERTIME_HOURS << '\n';
}
}
cout << "\n To see menu, "; system("pause");
closeFile(fs);
break;
case '5' : // Exit
if (deletion) // if there is any deletion, then update database file (create a new temp file that doesn't have deleted records, then remove the old database file and rename temp file to database file name)
{
cout << "\n Updating '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' File..." << endl;
fs = new fstream( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME, ios::in | ios::binary );
if (!fs)
{
cout << "\n Can't open '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file, then Updating is incomplete." << endl;
system("pause");
system( "cls" );
return 1;
}
fs1 = new fstream( "temp", ios::out | ios::binary);
if (!fs1)
{
cout << "\n Can't create temp file, then Updating is incomplete." << endl;
system("pause");
closeFile(fs);
system( "cls" );
return 1;
}
// write nondeleted records to the temp file
while (fs->read( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) ))
if ( !Employee.deleted )
fs1->write( (char *) &Employee, sizeof(Employee) );
closeFile(fs);
closeFile(fs1);
if( remove( EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME ) == -1 ) // if there is an error
{
cout << "\n Can't delete '" << EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME << "' file, then Updating is incomplete." << endl;
system("pause");
system( "cls" );
return 1;
}
struct stat st; // to check size of the temp file
int res = stat( "temp", &st );
if (st.st_size == 0) // if all of records are deleted then the temp file size is zero
remove( "temp" ); // we have no records, then no database file is needed, just delete the temp file
else
if ( rename ("temp", EMPLOYEE_FILE_NAME) )
{
cout << "\n Can't rename temp file, then Updating is incomplete." << endl;
system("pause");
system( "cls" );
return 1;
}
cout << "\n Updating database file completed." << endl;
system("pause");
}
system( "cls" );
return 0;
break;
} // end 'switch'
} // end 'while'
return 0;
} // end 'main()'
///////////// Function Definitions /////////////
void closeFile(fstream *fs)
{
fs->close(); // close the file
delete fs;
fs = NULL;
}
bool isFileExist(const char * file_name)
{
struct stat st; // to check status of file
int res = stat( file_name, &st );
return (res == 0); // if file exists
}
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