How do I make the program to run.

[dpfaff]

I cant figure out how to fix the errors in this prooram. Any help would be great.

// date: April 25, 2008
// username: dpfaff



#include <cstring>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

const int MAXCHARS = 25;
const int MAXSIZE = 6;
typedef char String [MAXCHARS];
string array[MAXSIZE];

// opens an input file called in.dat
// outputs: if no failure, infile is open
// else prints message and program stops
// usage: openInputFile (infile);
void openInputFile (ifstream& infile);

// sorts a list of words
// inputs: array[0..size-1]
// outputs: array
// usage: selectionSort (nums, MAXSIZE);
void selectionSort (string array[], int size);

// enters a list of words
// inputs: a list of words
// outputs: a list of words in array
// usage:
void enter (ifstream& infile, string array[], int size);

// prints a list of words
// inputs: a list of words in array
// outputs: a list of words separated by commas
// usage:
void print (string array[], int size);

// prints a number of new lines
// inputs: num, the number of new lines
// outputs: num new lines
// usage: printNewLines(3);
void printNewLines (int num);



int main()
{
ifstream infile;
openInputFile (infile);
openInputFile(inlab.dat);
string array [MAXSIZE];
enter (inlab.dat, array, MAXSIZE);
print (array, MAXSIZE);
printNewLines(3);
selectionSort (array, MAXSIZE);
print (array, MAXSIZE);
inlab.dat.close();

return 0;
}

void selectionSort (string array[], int size)
{
int start, minIndex, minValue;

for (start = 0; start < size - 1; start++)
{
minIndex = start;
strcpy(minValue, array[start]);
for (int index = start + 1; index < size; index++)
{
if (strcmp(array[index], minValue) < 0))
{
strcpy(minValue, array[index]);
minIndex = index;
}
}
strcpy(array[minIndex], array[start]);
strcpy(array[start], minValue);
}
}
// opens an input file called in.dat
// outputs: if no failure, infile is open
// else prints message and program stops
// usage: openInputFile (infile);
void openInputFile (ifstream& infile)
{
infile.open("inlab.dat");
if (infile.fail())
{
cout << "Error opening input file" << endl;
exit(1);
}
}



// enters a list of words
// inputs: a list of words
// outputs: a list of words in array
// usage:
void enter (ifstream& infile, string array[], int size)
{
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
infile >> array[i];
}
}

void print (ifstream& infile, String array[], int size)
{
printNewLines(2);
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
cout << array[i] << ", ";
printNewLines(2);
}

// prints a number of new lines
// inputs: num, the number of new lines
// outputs: num new lines
// usage: printNewLines(3);

void printNewLines (int num)
{
for (int k = 0; k < num; k++)
cout << endl;
}

[Ancient Dragon]

post some of the errors.

On lines 55 and 57 you are trying to use an unidentified object inlab. Have no clue what that is supposed to be.

[dpfaff]

inlab is the name of the input file that containes a list of names. here are some of the errors I am getting.

55: inlab was not declared in this scope
In funtion void selectionSort(char (*)[25], int)
74:error: Stropy was not declared in the scope
77:error: Stromp was not declared in the scope
77: expected ';' before ) token

[hacker9801]

55: should be openInputFile("infile.dat"); (even then it won't work, infile.dat is a string not an ifstream reference) just take this line out and it should be fine.
77: if (strcmp(array[index], minValue) < 0)) you have an extra )

74:error: Stropy was not declared in the scope
77:error: Stromp was not declared in the scope

What? In your code it says strcpy and strcmp , if not change it.

[dpfaff]

I have tried that but it did not fix the errors on those lines
I also have errors on lines 60 and 61:

cannot convert std string to to char for argument 1 selection sort

[Ancient Dragon]

line 55: I see now -- just delete that line because line 54 does what you want it to do.

[Ancient Dragon]

cannot convert std string to to char for argument 1 selection sort

you can not use strcpy() with std::string objects. Just use equality. Since array is an array of std::string's minValue must also be a std::string.

string minValue = array[0];
for (int index = start + 1; index < size; index++)
{
    if (array[index] < minValue) )
    {
        minValue = array[index];
        minIndex = index;
    }
}

[dpfaff]

I think I understand but I still get errors when I do it that way

[Ancient Dragon]

1) add include <string> near the top of the program

2)

void selectionSort (string array[], int size)
{
int start = 0, minIndex = 0;
string minValue;
for (start = 0; start < size - 1; start++)
{
minIndex = start;
minValue = array[start];
for (int index = start + 1; index < size; index++)
{
    if (array[index] < minValue)
    {
        minValue = array[index];
        minIndex = index;
    }
}
array[minIndex] = array[start];
array[start] = minValue;
}
}