int menuChoice; // Variable to hold user input on Menu options
void recordArray(BookRecord *); // Enter and save a new book record
void srchDisplay(); // Search for a book by title or author and display it
void srchDelete(); // Search for a book by title or author and delete it
void srchChng(); // Search for a book by title or author and change it
void displySort(); // Display library collection sorted by title or author
int main()
{
BookRecord *book; // create a pointer to BookRecord
fstream dataFile;
do
{
cout << "This program will simulate a Library Circulation System. \n";
cout << "Please choose an option below from 1 - 6 \n\n";
cout << "Options \n\n";
cout << "1. Enter and save a new book record \n";
cout << "2. Search for a book by title or author and display it \n";
cout << "3. Search for a book by title or author and delete it \n";
cout << "4. Search for a book by title or author and change it \n";
cout << "5. Display library collection sorted by title or author \n";
cout << "6. Quit program \n\n";
cin >> menuChoice;
cout << endl;
switch (menuChoice)
{
case 1:
recordArray(book);
break;
case 2:
cout << "2";
break;
case 3:
cout << "3";
break;
case 4:
cout << "4";
break;
case 5:
cout << "5";
break;
case 6:
cout << "Closing program \n\n";
break;
default: cout << "You did not enter a number from 1 - 6 \n\n";
dataFile.open("Books.txt", ios::app); // Open File to store array
int index;
BookRecord *bkPtr = new BookRecord[index]; // Declare a pointer(bkPtr) to point to BookRecord and Dynamically Allocate BookRecord
for(int i = 0; i<index; i++)// if optionHolder = true than continue in not than exit
{
cout << "Enter Title \n";
cin >> bkPtr.title;
cout << "Enter Author \n";
cin >> bkPtr.author;
cout << "Enter ISBN \n";
cin >> bkPtr.ISBN;
cout << "Status of book: enter Y for in or N for out \n";
cin >> bkPtr.status;
cout << "To add another book enter Y or enter N to save and exit to Main Menu \n";
cin >> optionHolder;
}
if(!optionHolder)
{
dataFile.close();
cout << "Returning to Main Menu \n";
return;
}
my syntax error is right after void recordArray(BookRecord *book); in the function definition im starting to get turned around and lost so thought it was time to seek outside advice to get this function to work