I need major help pls

[schoolboy2010]

Hi... I'm trying to write a program that reads data(numbers) from a text file into an array, finds the average and sorts it in ascending order then outputs the result into a txt file. Here's what I've done so far... it's not running, pls help

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


int main ()
{

float gradeData[12]; //creates array to hold names
//short count1; //for loop for input
float count;//holds data read from the rainfall.txt file per line
float holdData;
ifstream myfile ("rainfall.txt");  


cout<<"Opening file ::: Filename ::: grades.txt";
if (myfile.is_open())   
{
        while (! myfile.eof() ) //while the end of file is NOT reached
        {
            getFloat (myfile,holdData); //get one line from the file
            gradeData[count] = holdData;
            cout<<gradeData[count]<< endl; //and output it
            count++;
        }
        myfile.close(); //closing the file
    }
    else cout<<"Error ::: Unable to open file"; //if the file is not open output
         
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

Everything is supposed to be in functions.... I don't know where to start.... if you don't want to give the full answer no problem.... if I see some examples I should be fine. I'll really really appreciate the help.... Yes the code is not complete... don't know how to proceed.

[Ancient Dragon]

The easiest way to read the numbers into an array is like this:

float gradeData[12] = {0.0F};
int i; // loop counter
ifstream myfile ("rainfall.txt");
if( myfile.is_open() )
{
    i = 0;
    while( i < 12 && myfile >> gradeData[i] )
            i++;
}

[schoolboy2010]

The easiest way to read the numbers into an array is like this:

float gradeData[12] = {0.0F};
int i; // loop counter
ifstream myfile ("rainfall.txt");
if( myfile.is_open() )
{
    i = 0;
    while( i < 12 && myfile >> gradeData[i] )
            i++;
}

Thanks so much.... how would I find the average of the numbers read from the txt file....

[schoolboy2010]

Thanks so much.... how would I find the average of the numbers read from the txt file.... Posted in the wrong place I guess.... also to output the result to a txt file.....
Thanks

[Ancient Dragon]

1) Simple 4th grade (probably) math. Just add up all the values in the array and divide by the total number of values.

2) use cout to display then one at a time inside a loop.

Exactly how to write the code for the above is up to you. The solution to 2) is only one like of code.

[schoolboy2010]

Ok... thanks... I'll work on it and see what happens... thanks so much.. you've been amazing...

[schoolboy2010]

Sorry, one more thing... if I was to call the read txt file from a function... how will I do it.... any example(even though not exact would be fine...)?