Writing, reading, and editing a dat file.

I don't have any errors when I compile, so that's a good start. :)

I need to create a blank dat file, meaning there is not a file already populated with data. Then I need to view (blank if I haven't entered the data), write over data (either to the blank entry or over the existing data), and add an additional entry (I have it set to 10 now).

Right now, when I read, I just get a bunch of gobbledy gook and my choices seem to loop and don't go back to the menu when one entry has been accessed.

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT READ THIS. (Well, it's probably just easier to copy/paste and run this rather than reading. ) :)

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#include <iostream>  
#include <fstream>  
#include <iomanip>  
#include <cctype>  
using namespace std;  
  
const int DESC_SIZE = 51;								
const int DATE_SIZE = 51;	
const int NUM_RECORDS = 10;
struct InventoryItem								    
{  
    char desc[DESC_SIZE];								
    int quantity;										
    double whlCost;											
    double rtlCost;								 
    char date[DATE_SIZE];								
    int menu();
};   
void addRec(fstream &);							
void dispRec(fstream &);							
void chgRec(fstream &);								

 int InventoryItem::menu()
 {  
	 int choice;  
	 cout << "Please make a selection, 1 through 4." << endl; 
     cout << "1. Add a new record" << endl;  
     cout << "2. View an exisitng record" << endl;  
     cout << "3. Change an exisitng record" << endl;  
     cout << "4. Exit" << endl;  
     cout << endl;  
     cout <<"Enter your choice (1-4): ";  
     cin >> choice;  
     while(choice < 1 || choice > 4)  
     {  
         cout << "Invaild selection!" << endl;  
         cout << "Please enter your choice (1-4) : "<< endl;  
         cin >> choice;
     }
	  return choice;  
}  
  
void addRec(fstream &file)											
{  
     cout << "Enter the following inventory data:"<<endl;  
     fstream inventory("inventory.dat", ios::out | ios::binary);  
     InventoryItem record;  
	 cout << "Description: ";  
     cin.ignore();  
	 cin.getline(record.desc, 51);  
     cin >> record.desc;  
	 cout << "Quantity: ";  
     cin >> record.quantity;  
	 cout << "Wholesale cost: ";  
     cin >> record.whlCost;  
	 cout << "Retail price: ";  
     cin >> record.rtlCost; 
	 cout << "Date added to inventory (in 00/00/0000 format): ";  
     cin >> record.date;  
	 inventory.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&record),sizeof(record));  
     cout << "Record added to file."<<endl;  
	 file.close();  
}   

void dispRec(fstream &file)  
{  
     InventoryItem record;
	 long recNum;
     fstream inventory ("inventory.dat", ios::in | ios::binary);
	 if (!inventory)
	{
		cout << "Error opening file.";
	}
	   
    cout << "Enter the record number of the item to view:";  
    cin >> recNum;  
    inventory.seekg(recNum * sizeof(record), ios::beg);  
     inventory.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&record),sizeof(record));  
	 while (!inventory.eof())
	 {
     cout << "Description: ";
	 cout << record.desc << endl;  
     cout << "Quantity: ";
	 cout << record.quantity << endl;  
     cout << "Wholesale cost: ";
	 cout << record.whlCost << endl;  
     cout << "Retail price: ";
	 cout << record.rtlCost << endl;  
	 cout << "Date (in 00/00/0000 format): ";
	 cout << record.date << endl;  }
     inventory.close();  
}  

void chgRec(fstream &file)								
{  
      
     InventoryItem record;   
     long recNum;  
	 fstream inventory ("inventory.dat", ios::in | ios::out | ios::binary);
	  if (!inventory)
	{
		cout << "Error opening file.";
	}
     cout << "Enter the record number of the item you want to edit: ";  
     cin >> recNum;											
     inventory.seekg(recNum * sizeof(record), ios::beg);  
     inventory.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&record),sizeof(record));  
	 cout << "Description: ";
	 cout << record.desc << endl;  
     cout << "Quantity: ";
	 cout << record.quantity << endl;  
     cout << "Wholesale cost: ";
	 cout << record.whlCost << endl;  
     cout << "Retail price: ";
	 cout << record.rtlCost << endl;  
	 cout << "Date (in 00/00/0000 format): ";
	 cout << record.date << endl;
	 cout << "Enter the new data." << endl;
     cout << "Description: ";
	 cin.ignore();
	 cin.getline(record.desc, DESC_SIZE);
	 cout << "Quantity: ";
	 cin >> record.quantity;  
     cout << "Wholesale cost: ";
	 cin >> record.whlCost; 
     cout << "Retail price: "; 
	 cin >> record.rtlCost;
	 cout << "Date (in 00/00/0000 format): ";
	 cin >> record.date;    
     inventory.seekp(recNum * sizeof(record), ios::beg);  
     inventory.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&record),sizeof(record));  
     inventory.close();  
}

int main()  
{ 
   	fstream InventoryFile;
	string word;
	long selection;										 
	InventoryItem test;
	selection = test.menu();
    InventoryItem record = {" ", 0, 0.0, 0.0, " "};  
    cout << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(2);  
    cout<<"Inventory Managment"<<endl;  
	fstream inventory ("inventory.dat", ios::out | ios::binary);
	if (!inventory)
	{
		cout << "Error opening file.";
		return 0;
	}
    for (int count = 0; count < NUM_RECORDS; count++)  
    {  
       cout << "Writing" << count << endl;
		inventory.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&record),sizeof(record));  
    }  
		while (selection != 4) 
        {  
        switch(selection)  
        {  
		case 1:													 
            {  
                addRec(inventory);  
                break;  
            }  
        case 2:													 
            {  
			    dispRec(inventory);  
                break;  
            }  
        case 3:													
            {  
                chgRec(inventory);  
                break;  
            }  
        default:												
            {  
                cout << "Invalid selection" << endl;  
            }  
            selection = record.menu();  
        }  
        }               
    inventory.close();      
    return 0;  
 }  
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Hello,

Very few will want to read all of that code, you should narrow this down to a single testcase. I ran it and hit a couple of infinite loops. You should refine your request down.
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