Payroll Program...no output

[OwlsNSpace]

Here is a payroll program I wrote for a class (yes, it is a homework assignment). The program compiles with no errors and the debugger seems to show nothing wrong. I don't want the answer. I merely need someone to point me towards why it's outputting exactly nothing. Thanks in advance for any advice.

#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<string>

using namespace std;

class payroll
{
public:
	int n;
	ifstream fin;
	char empid;//employee id
	char fname;//first name
	char lname;//last name
	char marstat;//marital status character. it's not case-dependent
	char paystat;
	int hwork, rwork, otwork;//quantity of hours in whole numbers
	double hrate, otrate;//rates
	double rpay, grpay, netpay, avgnetpay, otpay;//regular pay, gross pay, net pay, overtime pay
	double minnet (double, int), maxnet (double, int);
	double taxamt;//taxes paid
	double TAXRATE = 0.3;//all tax conditions result in a 30% tax rate
	virtual double calcgrpay();
	virtual double calctax();
	virtual double calcnetpay();
	virtual double calcavgnetpay();
	void printheadings();
	void printdata();
	void pointersort();
	void setAvariables(char &, char &, char &, char &, char &, double &, double &);
	char afname, alname;
	char amarstat;
	int aempid, apaystat, ahwork;
	double ahrate;
	double sum = 0;//declaration of sum variable, initialized to 0
	int counter = 0;//counter for number of employees and their related data
public:
	payroll();//constructor
	~payroll();//destructor
	void printreport();
};//end class payroll

class hourly : public payroll
{
public:double calcgrpay()
{
	if (hwork > 40)
	{
		otwork = (hwork - 40);
		otrate = (hrate * 1.5);
		rpay = hwork * hrate;
		otpay = otwork * otrate;
		grpay = rpay + otpay;
	}//end IF
	else
	{
		grpay = hwork*hrate;
		rpay = grpay;
		otwork = 0;
		otpay = 0;
		
	}//end ELSE
	return 0;
}//end gross pay calculation
};//end class

class salary : public payroll
{
	double hrate=0, otrate=0;
public: double calcgrpay()
{
	if (hwork > 0)
	{
		otpay = hwork * ((rpay / 52) / 40);
		rpay = hrate / 52;
		grpay = rpay + otpay;
		
	}//end IF
	return 0;
}//end GROSS PAY
};//end class

payroll::payroll()
{
	fin.open("employee.txt");//constructor
}
payroll::~payroll()
{
	fin.close();
}

double payroll::calcgrpay()
{
	return 0;
}

double payroll::calctax()
{
	TAXRATE;
	if (marstat == 'S' || marstat == 's' || marstat == 'm' || marstat == 'M' || marstat == 'h' || marstat == 'H')//all conditions result in the same tax rate
	{
		taxamt = grpay * TAXRATE;
		
	}//end of IF loop
	return 0;
}//end of calculations for taxrate

double payroll::calcnetpay()
{
	netpay = (grpay - taxamt);
	sum += netpay;
	return netpay;
}//end of calculations for net pay

double payroll::calcavgnetpay()
{
	avgnetpay = sum / n;
	cout << endl << "The average net pay for " << n << "employees is" << avgnetpay << endl;
	return 0;
}//end calcavgnetpay

double payroll::minnet(double minnp, int n){
	if(n==0) {minnp=1000000;}
	if(netpay<minnp) {minnp=netpay;}
	cout<<endl<<"The minimum net pay for "<< n <<" employees is"
		<<setw(8)<<setprecision(2)<<fixed<<left<<showpoint<<minnp<<endl;
	return minnp;
}//minnet

double payroll::maxnet(double maxnp, int n){
	maxnp = 0;
	if(n==0) {maxnp=3000000;}
	if(netpay>maxnp) {maxnp=netpay;}
	cout<<endl<<"The maximum net pay for "<< n <<"employees is"
		<<setw(8)<<setprecision(2)<<fixed<<left<<showpoint<<maxnp<<endl;
	return maxnp;
}//maxnp

void payroll::pointersort(){ 
	//cout << "Before sorting by pointer:" << endl;    
	double p[100];
	int i,j;
	double temp;
	int sortedflag=0;
	for(i=0;i<n;i++) p[i]=netpay+i; //INITIALIZING POINTER ARRAY
	for(i=0;i<n;i++)cout<< "$" << p[i]<<" ";
	while (!sortedflag){
		sortedflag=1;
		for(j=0;j<n-1;j++ ){  
			if (p[j]>p[j+1]){ 
				temp=p[j];
				p[j]=p[j+1];
				p[j+1]=temp;
				sortedflag=0;    }//SWAP
		}//J
	}//I   
	cout<<endl<<"SORTED ARRAY:";
	for(i=0;i<n;i++)cout<<p[i]<<" ";
}//sortfunction  

void payroll::setAvariables(char&, char&, char& , char&, char&, double&, double&)
{
	fname = afname;
	lname = alname;
	marstat = amarstat;
	empid = aempid;
	paystat = apaystat;
	hwork = ahwork;
	hrate = ahrate;
}// setAvariables

void payroll::printheadings()
{
	cout << setw(45) << "PAYROLL" << endl;

	cout << "FIRST NAME" << "\t"
		<< "LAST NAME" << "\t"
		<< "EMP ID" << "\t"
		<< "HOURS" << "\t"
		<< "OT HOURS" << "\t"
		<< "RATE" << "\t"
		<< "OT RATE" << "\t"
		<< "OT PAY" << "\t\t"
		<< "GROSSPAY" << "\t"
		<< "TAX PAID" << "\t"
		<< "NET PAY" << "\t" << endl << endl;
}//end of the print headers for data fields

void payroll::printdata()
{
	cout << setprecision(2) << setiosflags(ios::fixed | ios::showpoint);
	cout << fname << "\t\t"
		<< lname << "\t\t"
		<< empid << "\t"
		<< hwork << "\t"
		<< otwork << "\t\t"
		<< hrate << "\t"
		<< otrate << "\t"
		<< otpay << "\t\t"
		<< grpay << "\t\t"
		<< taxamt << "\t\t"
		<< netpay << endl;
}//end of print data

void payroll::printreport()
{
	n = 0, sum = 0;
	printheadings();
	fin.open("employee.txt");
	while (fin >> fname >> lname >> empid >> marstat >> hwork >> hrate)
	{
		counter++;
		calcgrpay();
		calctax();
		calcnetpay();
		printdata();
		pointersort();
		n++;
	}//end of WHILE
	avgnetpay = calcavgnetpay();
	cout << "The average net pay for " << n << " employees is $" << avgnetpay << endl;
}//end of print report

int main()
{
	payroll *employee[8], *report = new payroll;
	int i = 0;
	char afname, alname, apaystat, amarstat, aempid;
	double ahwork, ahrate, minnp = 0, maxnp = 0, netpays[18];
	void pointersort(double netpay[], int i);

	ifstream fin;
	fin.open("employee.txt");
	while (fin >> afname >> alname >> apaystat >> amarstat >> aempid >> ahwork >> ahrate)
	{
		if (apaystat == 's')
		{
			employee[i] = new salary();
			employee[i]->setAvariables(afname, alname, apaystat, amarstat, aempid, ahwork, ahrate);
		}
		if (apaystat == 'h')
		{
			employee[i] = new hourly();
			employee[i]->setAvariables(afname, alname, apaystat, amarstat, aempid, ahwork, ahrate);
		}
		employee[i]->calcgrpay();
		employee[i]->calctax();
		netpays[i] = employee[i]->calcnetpay();
		minnp = employee[i]->minnet(minnp, i);
		maxnp = employee[i]->maxnet(maxnp, i);
		report->printheadings();
		employee[i]->printdata();
		i++;
		return 0;
	}
	fin.close();
}//end of main 

[whitenite1]

@OwlsNSpace

A couple of problems I see at first glance. Line 231. Are you creating a function inside main()? Illegal. Second problem I see, and I think a big one, is line 255. You're canceling the program after reading the first line in 'employee.txt'

I don't know if your program will run correctly after its removal or not, but at least the whole text file will be read in.

[ne555]

/*char*/ std::string fname; //first name
/*char*/ std::string lname; //last name 

char can only hold 1 character. Use `std::string' for a sentence. (you need to #include <string>
Later you may change the variable name to `first_name' and remove that useless comment.


> Line 231. Are you creating a function inside main()? Illegal.
that's a function declaration. It works the same as if it were outside.
But considering OP's code, it's probably a mistake.

> Second problem I see, and I think a big one, is line 255. You're canceling
> the program after reading the first line in 'employee.txt'
Still, it should output the first line. Well, if the reading was successful.
And perhaps it's also a case of «no output, console closing down»