Final Exam Code

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This is due tomorrow night and the code compiles but when I run the program fails to work.

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cctype>

using namespace std;

static int counter = 0;
static int swap_counter = 0;

void add_word(char list[][30], char temp[], int count[], char holder[], char hold[]);
//adds word to list, or increments counter if found
void sort_words(char list[][30], int count[], char holder[], char hold[]);
//sorts the list, starting at the high end for 20 words
bool read_line(ifstream &fin, char line[]);
//reads a line, returns false at end of file
bool extract_word(char line[], char temp[], int &index);
//gets a word, returns false if no word found
void process_line(char list[][30], char line[], char temp[], int &index, int count[], char holder[], char hold[]);
//uses extract_word(), add_word()
bool write_list(ofstream &fout, char list[][30], int count[], char *argv[]);
//writes list to output file, returns false if file fails

int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
	char list[10000][30] = { " " };
	char temp[30] = { " " };
	int count[10000] = { 0 };
	char line[100] = { " " };
	int index = 0;
	char swap[10000][30] = { " " };
	char hold[30] = { " " };
	bool readline = true;
	char holder[30] = { " " };

	ifstream fin;
	ofstream fout;

	if (argc != 3 && argc != 4)
	{
		cout << "Incorect usage. Must provide input and output file names. Quitting." << endl;
		return 1;
	}

	fin.open(argv[1]);

	if (!fin)

	{
		fin.close();
		cout << "There was an error opening one of the files" << endl;
		return 1;
	}

	while (readline == true)

	{
		readline = read_line(fin, line);

		process_line(list, line, temp, index, count, holder, hold);
	}

	if (readline == false)

	{
		sort_words(list, count, holder, hold);
	}

	write_list(fout, list, count, argv);
		
}

void add_word(char list[][30], char temp[], int count[], char holder[], char hold[])
{
	int i = 0;
	int j = 0;
	int k = 0;
	bool found = false;
	//check for word if existence in list

	//separate searches for first swap

	if (swap_counter == 0)
	{
		//if found increment counter 

		for (i = 0; i < 20; i++)
		{
			if (_stricmp(list[i], temp) == 0)
			{
				count[i]++;
				found = true;
				break;
			}

		}

		//if not found yet increment a counter, maybe static variable, for resorting list at 20 new words, and increment counter for sort function

		if (found == false)
		{
			for (j = 0; j < 10000 && found == false; j++)
			{
				if (list[j] == " " )
				{
					for (k = 0; k < 30; k++)
					{
						list[j][k] = temp[k];
					}
					found = true;
					counter++;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	if (counter == 20)
	{
		counter = 0;
		sort_words(list, count, holder, hold);
		swap_counter++;

	}

	//separate searches for swaps after the frist

	if (swap_counter != 0)
	{
		//if found increment counter 
		for (i = 0; i < swap_counter * 20 && found == false; i++)
		{
			if (_stricmp(list[i], temp) == 0)
			{
				found = true;
				count[i]++;
			}

			if (_stricmp(list[i], temp) > 0)
			{
				break;
			}
		}
		if (found == false)
		{
			for (j = 0; j < 10000 && found == false; j++)
			{
				if (list[j] == " ")
				{
					for (k = 0; k < 30; k++)
					{
						list[j][k] = temp[k];
					}
					found = true;
					counter++;
				}
			}
		}
		}
	if (counter == 20)
	{
		counter = 0;
		sort_words(list, count, holder, hold);

		swap_counter++;
	}



		//if not found yet increment a counter, maybe static variable, for resorting list at 20 new words, and increment counter for sort function
}
//adds word to list, or increments counter if found
void sort_words(char list[][30], int count[], char holder[], char hold[])
{
	int swap = 0;
	int i = 0;
	int j = 0;
	int k = 0; //for filling array
	int max = 20 * swap_counter;
	for (i = max; i > 0; i--)
	{
		for (j = max; j > 0; j--)
		{
			if (_stricmp(list[j], list[j - 1]) > 0)
			{
				swap = count[j];
				count[j] = count[j - 1];
				count[j - 1] = swap;
				hold = list[j];

				for (k = 0; k < 30; k++)
				{
					list[j][k] = list[j - 1][k];
				}

				for (k = 0; k < 30; k++)
				{
					list[j - 1][k] = hold[k];
				}
				
			}
		}
	}
}
//sorts the list, starting at the high end for 20 words
bool read_line(ifstream &fin, char line[])
{
	
	while (fin.getline(line, 100))
	{
		
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}
//reads a line, returns false at end of file
bool extract_word(char line[], char temp[], int &index)
{
	int i = 0;
	int j = 0;

	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
	{
		if (isalpha(line[i + index]))
		{
			temp[i] = line[index + i];
			index = i + index;
		}

		else if (!isalpha(line[i + index]))
		{
			break;
		}
	}

	for (j = i; !isalpha(line[i + index]); j--)
		{
				temp[j] = '\0';
		}

	return true;
}
//gets a word, returns false if no word found
void process_line(char list[][30], char line[], char temp[], int &index, int count[], char holder[], char hold[])
{

	extract_word(line, temp, index);
	add_word(list, temp, count, holder, hold);

}
//uses extract_word(), add_word()
bool write_list(ofstream &fout, char list[][30], int count[], char *argv[])
{
	int i = 0;
	fout.open(argv[2]);
	
	for (i = 0; i < 10000 && count[i] != 0; i++)
	{
		fout << list[i] << "\t" << count[i] << endl;
	}

	if (!fout)
	{
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}
//writes list to output file, returns false if file fails 

[tipaye]

What do yo mean by "fails to work"? In other words what do you expect of the program, and what does it do instead?