[complexity]

i would like to split a text file into 2 parts where the first letter of the original text file goes to the 1st para and the second letter would go to the 2nd para, the third letter would go back to the 1st para and fourth would go back to 2nd and so on...below is wad i have done and i don't seem to get the results i wanted. instead it just display out the whole text without sorting the orginal text into 2 parts

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

string filename, key, fileline;
fstream myfile;
	
int main (int argc, char * const argv[]) 
{
	cout << "Please enter the ciphertext filename:";
	cin >> filename;
		myfile.open(filename.c_str());
while (!myfile.eof())
		{
			getline (myfile, fileline);
			int p= 2;
			string para1, para2;
			
			for (int i = 0, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
				if (p = 2)
				{
					if (i = 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
					if (i = 2)
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}
				
				}
				
			}
			cout << para1 << endl;
			cout << para2 << endl;

		}
	return 0;
}

can any kind soul help me with this? thxs alot!

This post has been edited by complexity: 27 January 2010 - 12:13 AM

[Martyn.Rae]

The code you have posted does not compile! Try correcting and resubmit please.

[complexity]

Martyn.Rae, on 26 Jan, 2010 - 11:06 PM, said:

The code you have posted does not compile! Try correcting and resubmit please.

ok its edited! it compiles now.

[Martyn.Rae]

You are flip between i=1 and i=2 in the loop but i is set to zero.

		   for (int i = 0, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
				if (p = 2)
				{
					if (i = 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
					if (i = 2)
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}
				
				}
				
			}

This should read

		   for (int i = 1, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
				if (p = 2)
				{
					if (i = 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
					if (i = 2)
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}
				
				}
				
			}

Hope that helps-

This post has been edited by Martyn.Rae: 27 January 2010 - 12:26 AM

[complexity]

Martyn.Rae, on 26 Jan, 2010 - 11:25 PM, said:

You are flip between i=1 and i=2 in the loop but i is set to zero.

		   for (int i = 0, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
				if (p = 2)
				{
					if (i = 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
					if (i = 2)
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}
				
				}
				
			}

This should read

		   for (int i = 1, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
				if (p = 2)
				{
					if (i = 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
					if (i = 2)
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}
				
				}
				
			}

Hope that helps-

thanks for the help but i still didnt get the result i wanted. the output was the same as before as it just show everything in the text without sorting them and i still cant figure out wads the problem.

[Martyn.Rae]

@c.user - yes you are right ...

@complexity ... the code should read

			for (int i = 1, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
					if (i == 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
			else
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}			   
			}

That will work!

[complexity]

Martyn.Rae, on 27 Jan, 2010 - 12:03 AM, said:

@c.user - yes you are right ...

@complexity ... the code should read

			for (int i = 1, j = 0; j<fileline.length(); j++)
			{
					if (i == 1)
					{
						para1 = para1 + fileline[j];
						i = 2;
						
					}
			else
					{
						para2 = para2 + fileline[j];
						i = 1;
					
					}			   
			}

That will work!

it worked!!!! thanks a lot martyn.rae and c.user!

[Bench]

complexity, on 27 Jan, 2010 - 07:02 AM, said:

while (!myfile.eof())
{
	getline (myfile, fileline);

Be very careful with eof - it doesn't do what you probably think it does, and your program is likely to overrun past the end of the file. I've discussed this issue in more detail here: http://www.dreaminco...topic145699.htm