Need help with writing content of file to vector using new() and inheritance

[underfree22]

  #include <iostream>
  #include <string>
  #include <vector>
  #include <fstream>
  #include <algorithm>
  using namespace std;

  class Course {
  public:
	string get_name() const {
	return name;
	}
	int get_students() const {
		return students;
	}
    virtual void read(ifstream& infile) {
	infile >> name >> students;
    }
    protected:
    string name;
    int students;
    };

    class Lecture : public Course {
    public:
    int get_num() {
	return num;
    }
    virtual void read(ifstream& infile) {
		Course::read(infile);
		infile >> num;
    }
    void write(ostream& outfile) {
		outfile << get_name() << " " << get_students() << " " << num 
    << "\n";
    }

    private:
    int num;

    };
    int main()
{
    vector <Lecture* > lec;
    int lec_count = 0;
    string lecCourse;
    cout << "First file: " << "\n";
    cin >> lecCourse;

	ifstream inf;
	inf.open(lecCourse.c_str());
	if (inf.fail()) {
		cout << "No such file - First file" << "\n";
		return 1;
	}
	else {
		int temp;
		inf >> temp;
		for (int i = 0; i < temp; i++) {
			lec[lec_count] = new Lecture();
			lec[lec_count]->read(inf);
			lec.push_back(new Lecture());
			lec_count++;
		}
		inf.close();
	}
	for (int i = 0; i < lec_count; i++) {
		lec[i]->write(cout);
	}
        string exit;
	cout << "Exit file: " << "\n";
	cin >> exit;
	ofstream output;
	output.open(exit.c_str());
	if (output.fail()) {
		cout << "No such file - Third file" << "\n";
		return 1;
	}
	else {
		for (int i = 0; i < lec_count; i++)
		{
			lec[i]->write(output);
		}
        output.close();
}
}

Example of my input file:
3
test1 11 12
test2 22 23
test3 33 34

3 - number of lines to read
test1 - name (Course)
11 - students(Course)
12 - num(Lecture)

Basically one string and two ints, in that order.

So i am trying to read the file above and write it down into the vector lec. I'm doing so using the functions read and write in my classes, as shown above.

I am not reviecing any error, but nothing is being written to my output file. I am 99% sure my mistake is in the for loop where i try to read the content of the file and write it down to the vector, but I just can't figure it out. Any advice?

[ne555]

		for (int i = 0; i < temp; i++) {
			lec[lec_count] = new Lecture(); //at this point `lec' is empty, so an invalid access
			lec[lec_count]->read(inf);
			lec.push_back(new Lecture()); //and here you add an empty object
			lec_count++;
		}

> vector <Lecture* > lec;
If all your objects are going to be of class `Lecture' you may simply write vector<Lecture> lec;
If the idea is to observe polymorphism, then perhaps they wanted a vector<Course*>

as you are using new to allocate the objects, don't forget to delete them
(may use a smart pointer for that)

[MikeyBoy]

Since you completely ignored my question about your class design in your previous thread, I'll try again here:

Why do you have Lecture inheriting from Course? Do you understand that inheritance should model an "is-a" relationship? Do you understand that it is not true that a lecture is a course?

I'd suggest re-thinking your design, and the relationship between your classes.