USERNAME = 1 PASSWORD = 1 dear all, i am trying to make a simple digital library program for my church. i have done the "members part" where new members are added and leaving members are deleted. i still have to do the "cd/books part". this program is pretty LONG. i am not sure why but the code works sometimes but other times it just stops in the middle. you will need to just create a .txt file called members.txt in the same folder as your source file. here is the LONG code please tell me what you think!. NOTE - to delete a member i dont know how to remove that line from a text file that was once added to the file so i just used - - to replace the name and joined_date of the deleted member. someone suggested that i could use \b and string[0] = '\0' to erase the line altogether. i don't understand that so a new way to DELETE MEMBERS from the text file could be very helpful thanks. Code: #include<iostream.h> #include<stdio.h> #include<string.h> struct borrowed { char member_name[50]; // to access from borrowed.txt file char items_name[150]; char type; char due_date[8]; }; struct members { char name[50]; char joined_date[8]; struct borrowed borrowed_items[5]; }; int security(char username[10],char password[10]); // fucntion prototypes void store_in_memfile(char members_init[58]); // stores name and joined date to file void delete_from_memfile(char members_name[50],struct members member[1000]); // deletes the member int update_total_members(void); int load_members(struct members member[1000]); // ONLY loads NAME and JOINED DATE to structure members, RETURNS total number of members void show(void); int main() { char username[10],password[10]; int op; char members_init[58],members_det[58]; // name and joined_date char members_name[50]; // name to DELETE int total_members; // takes the value of line counter struct members member[1000]; printf("\n\t\tCalvary Life Assembly Digital Library\n\n\n"); while(1) // security while loop { printf("Please enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD\n"); strcpy(username,"x"); // clear the u_n and p_w strcpy(password,"x"); scanf("%s%s",username,password); if(security(username,password)) { continue; } else { printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); // hide the p_w printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"); printf("\nSECURITY CLEARED!\n\n"); break; } } // security while loop printf("\n\t\tCalvary Life Assembly Digital Library\n\n\n\n"); while(1) { printf("\n\tPress 1 - ADD New MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 2 - DELETE a MEMBER\n\n"); printf("\tPress 3 - VIEW All members\n\n"); printf("\tPress ctrl c - EXIT\n\n\n"); printf("You Entered --> : "); scanf("%d",&op); if(op == 1) { // read from keyboard printf("\nEnter FULL NAME with _ for spaces AND(after a space) Today's date <dd/mm//yy>.\n"); fflush(stdin); fgets(members_init,58,stdin); fflush(stdin); store_in_memfile(members_init); // append to members.txt file } if(op == 2) { printf("\n\tWARNING : You are about to DELETE a member.\n"); printf("\nEnter the FULL NAME with _ for spaces.\n"); fflush(stdin); scanf("%s",members_name); delete_from_memfile(members_name,member); // delete a member, sending MEMBER NAME ONLY } if(op == 3) { show(); } if(op == 4) { } total_members = update_total_members(); // update total_membters after store or delete members, printf("\n\ntotal members = %d",total_members); load_members(member); // load members NAME and JOINED DATE from file into structure /* test*/ } system("pause > null"); return 0; } // END OF MAIN the individual functions. Code: int security(char username[10],char password[10]) { if(!(strcmp(username,"1")) && !(strcmp(password,"1"))) return 0; else return 1; } Code: void store_in_memfile(char members_init[58]) { FILE *members; members = fopen("members.txt","a"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return; } fprintf(members,"%s",members_init); // add the new member fclose(members); return; } Code: int update_total_members(void) { FILE *members; int line_no=0; char members_det[58]; members = fopen("members.txt","r"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return 0; } while(fgets(members_det,58,members)) // update total_members { line_no = line_no + 1; } fclose(members); return line_no; // update total_members } Code: void delete_from_memfile(char members_name[50],struct members member[1000]) { // members_name = MEMBERS NAME ONLY. char members_det[58]; // this string reads a line from file (here DUMMY) int total_members,ctr,i=1; // ctr is the line number in file. char members_del[58]; // holds name and joined_date together from struct total_members = load_members(member); // load the structure from file FILE *members; members = fopen("members.txt","w"); // write to file the DELETED member if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return; } for(ctr=0;ctr<total_members;ctr++) { members_del[0] = '\0'; // clears the string if(!(strcmp(members_name,(member[ctr].name)))) // use ctr as line number to write { // ctr as member to be deleted. strcpy((member[ctr].name),"-"); strcpy((member[ctr].joined_date),"-\n"); /* test printf("\n%s%s\n",(member[ctr].name),(member[ctr].joined_date));*/ } /* test else printf("\n%s%s\n",(member[ctr].name),members_name); */ strcat(members_del,(member[ctr].name)); // here do the string concatanate for ALL strings. strcat(members_del," "); strcat(members_del,(member[ctr].joined_date)); fprintf(members,"%s",members_del); // write line by line(ctr as line number) to file /* test printf("%s\n",members_del); */ members_del[0] = '\0'; // clears the string } /* test printf("%s\n",members_del); */ fclose(members); total_members = load_members(member); // load the structure from file return; } Code: int load_members(struct members member[1000]) // loads ONLY NAME and JOINED DATE to structure { FILE *members; char members_det[58]; // a line from file char *temp_name,*temp_joined_date; // strings to hold PARSE tokens int i=0; // struct counter members = fopen("members.txt","r"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return 0; } while(fgets(members_det,58,members)) // load a line into members_det string { temp_name = strtok(members_det," "); // parse the string members_det into tokens, first token is from 1st char to " ". temp_joined_date = strtok(NULL,""); // second token(string) is from char after " " to end of word/line. strcpy((member[i].name),temp_name); strcpy((member[i].joined_date),temp_joined_date); i++; } // printf("\n%s %s\n",(member[9].name),(member[9].joined_date)); fclose(members); return i; } Code: void show(void) { char members_det[58]; // a line from file FILE *members; members = fopen("members.txt","r"); if(members == NULL) { printf("\n\tWARNING : UNABLE to open members.txt\n"); return; } printf("\n\n\n\t\tNAME JOINED-DATE\n"); while(fgets(members_det,58,members)) // load a line into members_det string { printf("\t\t%s",members_det); } printf("\n\n"); fclose(members); return; }
What input did you give it? What output did you get? What were the contents of the data file? You rely heavily on fixed length buffers, yet you have no code for preventing a buffer overflow. This I suspect is the cause of the problem (buffer overflows, that is. For example: char str[5]; strcpy(str,"Hello"); will overflow the buffer).
