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ifstream copied to ofstream where every string of two or more consecutive blanks is replaced by a single blank

GabeJ (22)
I'm trying to write a program that takes the input from one text file and outputs a copy to a second file. The only difference is that every string of two or more consecutive blanks is replaced by a single blank.

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#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cctype>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

void remove_blanks(ifstream& unedited, ofstream& edited);

int main()
{
	ifstream unedited;
	ofstream edited;
	unedited.open("textfile1.txt");
	if (unedited.fail())
	{
		cout << "Input file opening failed.\n";
		system("pause");
		exit(1);
	}
	edited.open("textfile2.txt");
	if (edited.fail())
	{
		cout << "Output file opening failed.\n";
		system("pause");
		exit(1);
	}
	remove_blanks(unedited, edited);
	unedited.close();
	edited.close();
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}
void remove_blanks(ifstream& unedited, ofstream& edited)
{
	char next, last;
	unedited.get(next);
	while (!unedited.eof())
	{
		last = next;
		if (!((isspace(next)) && (isspace(last))))     // FIRST IF STATEMENT
		//if (((next != ' ') && (last != ' ')))        // SECOND IF STATEMENT
		{
			edited.put(next);
		}
		unedited.get(next);
	}
}


The unedited text file is: 
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The lazy dog      jumped     over
   the big    brown     log. Yesterday
   I went to the      store.


Output from FIRST IF STATEMENT: Thelazydogjumpedoverthebigbrownlog.YesterdayIwenttothestore.

Output from SECOND IF STATEMENT: 
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Thelazydogjumpedover
thebigbrownlog.Yesterday
Iwenttothestore.


Output as it should be: 
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The lazy dog jumped over
the big brown log. Yesterday
I went to the store.
Last edited on
coder777 (8444)
Some small logic changes:
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	while (!unedited.eof())
	{
		last = next;
		//if (!((isspace(next)) && (isspace(last))))     // FIRST IF STATEMENT
		if (((next != ' ') && (last == ' ')))        // SECOND IF STATEMENT
		{
			edited.put(' ');
			edited.put(next);
		}
		else if(next != ' ') // Note
			edited.put(next);

		last = next;
		unedited.get(next);
	}
GabeJ (22)
Thank you. It worked. I had to make one more change. It wouldn't compile until I initialized the char last. I don't think it matters what, so I initialized it to 'z'. 

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void remove_blanks(ifstream& unedited, ofstream& edited)
{
	char next, last = 'z';
	unedited.get(next);
	while (!unedited.eof())
	{
		if ((next != ' ') && (last == ' '))
		{
			edited.put(' ');
			edited.put(next);
		}
		else if (next != ' ')
		{
			edited.put(next);
		}
		last = next;
		unedited.get(next);
	}
}
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