Stuck! Weird problem with input file!

[blelisa]

Okay, trying to do a simple homework problem.....writing a C++ program to read a text file and output the results.
Here is C++;

#include<iostream.h>
#include<fstream.h>

//PAYROLL SYSTEM PHASE 3B Interactive Loop w/ Input File

int main(){

       
       int numberofEMPLOYEES;     //define the value as an interger
       int employeeID, hoursWORKED;
       float hourlyRATE, grossPAY, taxAMOUNT, netPAY; 
       float const taxRATE=(float).10;
       numberofEMPLOYEES = 1;
              
       ifstream inFile;
       inFile.open("employee.in");
                    
       while(inFile>>employeeID>>hoursWORKED>>hourlyRATE) {
       
       cout<<"Enter Employee ID:";
       inFile>>employeeID;
       cout<<"Enter the Hours Worked:";
       inFile>>hoursWORKED;
       cout<<"Enter the Hourly Rate:";
       inFile>>hourlyRATE;
       grossPAY=hoursWORKED*hourlyRATE;
       taxAMOUNT=taxRATE*grossPAY;
       netPAY=grossPAY-taxAMOUNT;
       cout<<"Your Employee ID is "<<employeeID<<endl;
       cout<<"Your Hours Worked are "<<hoursWORKED<<endl;
       cout<<"Your Hourly Rate is "<<hourlyRATE<<endl;
       cout<<"Your Gross Pay is "<<grossPAY<<endl;
       cout<<"Your Tax Rate is "<<taxRATE<<endl;
       cout<<"Your Tax Amount is "<<taxAMOUNT<<endl;
       cout<<"Your Net Pay is "<<netPAY<<endl;
       
       numberofEMPLOYEES = numberofEMPLOYEES + 1;
       
       
       }
       inFile.close();
       
      
      system("PAUSE"); 
       
              return 0;
    
     }//MAIN 

Then I put in my employees.in file
1234 (tab) 40 (tab) 40.00
and it works PERFECTLY!!!

But I then go and add more data on the next line of my employees.in file so it looks like:

1234 (tab) 40 (tab) 40.00
4567 (tab) 30 (tab) 30.00

When I re-run my program it only gives me the new data! the first line is missing! If I add another line of data it again, skips the first line!

This is driving me to drink! Can someone please help and let me know what I am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for saving my sanity!

[Duthomhas]

It is because you are getting input twice per loop.

The first time it seemed to work because the second attempts to get data failed, and did not change your variables.

Try a file with, say, ten employees. You'll see the data for every second one.


To fix it, get rid of lines 20 through 25. (You don't need them.)

Hope this helps.

[blelisa]

Perfect Thanks! I just tried it and you are right~ Thank you~