csv format - PROBLEM - What I'm I missing?

[davtk8]

I get a weird output from my CSV when entering data values on one line in the console.

What I'm I missing?

Expected: James Kai, 18.01.1996, London (in CSV file)

Actual: Jamesoai,L.01.1996,Lndon

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


int main(){
	string first_name, last_name, dob, birth_place;
	string file_name = "records.csv";
	char comma, space;
    ofstream input_to_file (file_name.c_str(), ios::out); 					         
    	string title = "Records";
		cout << title << endl << setfill('*') << setw(title.length()) << endl; 
    	cout << "Enter data as shown below, seperate each value with a ','" << endl;
    	cout << "Example: James Kai, 18.01.1996, London" << endl;
    	cin >> first_name >> space >> last_name >> 
                    comma >> space >> dob >> 
                    comma >> space >> birth_place;
    	input_to_file << first_name << space <<  last_name <<
                              comma << dob << 
                              comma << birth_place << "\n";
    	cout << "Finished." << endl;
    input_to_file.close();
    	    
    	cout << "Here is what you entered into " << file_name << endl << endl;
    	
    ifstream inFile;
    inFile.open("records.csv");
    	
    	if (inFile.fail()){
    		cerr << "Error opening File" << endl;
    		exit(1);
		}
		string record;
		while (!inFile.eof()){
				inFile >> record;
		}
			cout << record << endl;
    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
}

[Yanson]

in your code you try to do cin >> space, but the >> operator skips whitespace, so this doesn't do what you think it does. For example, when you try to extract a space after the first name. What you actually get is the letter K from the last name. Also cin >> comma wont work either. When you have

Kai,

this will be placed into the last name variable comma and all. The >> operator does not stop at the comma.

[davtk8]

What are the alternatives to account for the spaces and commas?

[SECMoG1T]

std::noskipws /*and or*/ std::getline

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/ios/noskipws/