Replace single word with buffer

Hi,

I was writing this Courier Service program for a friend

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
	  for(;1;)
      {
          rerun:
        system("CLS");
	    int ch;
        char name[30];
        cout<<"**********Welcome to Courier Service**********\n\n\n";
        cout<<"\t\t:::Main Menu:::\n";
        cout<<"\n"<<"1. Create Order";
        cout<<"\n"<<"2. Trace Order";
        cout<<"\n"<<"3. Modify Order Status";
        cout<<"\n"<<"4. Expedite Order";
        cout<<"\n"<<"5. Delete Order";
	    cout<<"\n"<<"6. Exit";
	    cout<<"\n \n"<<"Enter Choice::";
	    cin>>ch;

		switch(ch)
		{
            case 1:
            {
		    system("CLS");
			cout<<"**********Welcome to Courier Service**********\n\n\n";
			cout<<"\t\t:::Create Order Menu:::\n";
			ofstream outfl;
			outfl.open("order.txt",ios::app);
			cout<<"\n"<<"1. Order No::";
			gets(name);
			gets(name);
			outfl<<"#";
			outfl<<name;
			outfl<<'%';

			cout<<"\n"<<"2. Order Owner::";
			gets(name);
			outfl<<name;
			outfl<<'%';

			cout<<"\n"<<"3. Order Weight::";
			gets(name);
			outfl<<name;
			outfl<<'%';

			cout<<"\n"<<"4. Order Due Date::";
			gets(name);
			outfl<<name;
			outfl<<'^';

			cout<<"\n"<<"5. Order Status::";
			gets(name);
			outfl<<name;

			outfl<<'\n';
			outfl.close();
			break;
            }

            case 2:
            {
                search:
			system("CLS");
			cout<<"**********Welcome to Courier Service**********\n\n\n";
			cout<<"\t\t:::Trace Order Menu:::\n\n";
            string line;
			string word;
			size_t i;
			int offset;
			ifstream dict;
			dict.open("order.txt",ios::in);
			cout<<"\n"<<"Enter Order No::";
			cin>>word;
            word.insert(0,"#");
            while (!dict.eof())
            {
                string OrderNo;
                string OwnerName;
                string OrderWeight;
                string OrderDueDate;
                string OrderStatus;

            for(;!dict.eof();)
            {
            getline(dict, OrderNo, '%' );
            getline(dict, OwnerName, '%');
            getline(dict, OrderWeight, '%');
            getline(dict, OrderDueDate, '^');
            getline(dict, OrderStatus, '\n');

           if (OrderNo.compare(word)== 0)
               {
                cout<<"OrderNo: "<<OrderNo<<endl;
                cout<<"OwnerName: "<<OwnerName<<endl;
                cout<<"OrderWeight: "<<OrderWeight<<endl;
                cout<<"OrderDueDate: "<<OrderDueDate<<endl;
                cout<<"OrderStatus: "<<OrderStatus<<endl;
               }
            else
                break;
            }
            }

            looper:

			dict.close();
            cout<<"\n\nTo search another order type 'Y' or to go back to Main Menu type 'N'\n\nEnter Choice::";
            cin>>word;
            if(word.compare("Y")==0 || word.compare("y")==0)
                goto search;
            else if (word.compare("N")==0 || word.compare("n")==0)
                goto rerun;

            break;
            }

            case 3:
            {
                int found;
                long pos;
                string word;
                string line;
                string status;
                fstream myfile;
                system("CLS");
                cout<<"**********Welcome to Courier Service**********\n\n\n";
                cout<<"\t\t:::Trace Order Menu:::\n\n";
                cout<<"\n"<<"Enter Order No::";
                cin>>word;
                word.insert(0,"#");

                myfile.open ("order.txt", ios::in | ios::out);

                string OrderNo;
                string OwnerName;
                string OrderWeight;
                string OrderDueDate;
                string OrderStatus;


                while (!myfile.eof())
                {


                for(;!myfile.eof();)
                {
                getline(myfile, OrderNo, '%' );
                getline(myfile, OwnerName, '%');
                getline(myfile, OrderWeight, '%');
                getline(myfile, OrderDueDate, '^');
                getline(myfile, OrderStatus, '\n');

                if (OrderNo.compare(word)== 0)
                {
                cout<<"OrderNo: "<<OrderNo<<endl;
                cout<<"OwnerName: "<<OwnerName<<endl;
                cout<<"OrderWeight: "<<OrderWeight<<endl;
                cout<<"OrderDueDate: "<<OrderDueDate<<endl;
                cout<<"OrderStatus: "<<OrderStatus<<endl;
                }
                else
                break;
                }
                }
                cout<<"\n\nTo change order status type 'C'\nTo search another order type 'Y'\nOr to go back to Main Menu type 'N'\n\nEnter Choice::";
                cin>>word;
                if(word.compare("Y")==0 || word.compare("y")==0)
                    goto search;
                else if (word.compare("N")==0 || word.compare("n")==0)
                    goto rerun;
                else if (word.compare("C")==0 || word.compare("c")==0)
                    {
                        cout<<"\n"<<"Enter New Status::";
                        cin>>status;
                        if (myfile.is_open())
                        {
                            while( getline(myfile,line) )
                            {
                                found = line.find(OrderStatus);
                                if (found >= 0)
                                {
                                    pos = myfile.tellg();  // Somewhere around here
                                    cout<<pos<<endl;
                                    line.replace(found, OrderStatus.size(),status);
                                    cout<<line;
                                }
                            }
                            myfile.close();
                        }
                        else
                            cout << "Unable to open file";
                        return 0;

                    }

   }
            case 6:
            {
            exit(1);

            }

        }

	  }
	  return 1;
}


Now what I need help with is that in the end of the code I need to change the status of the searched order to the given order... and I'm no whiz when it comes to handling buffers and files.... All the above you see is googling and blocks of code picked from various forums and modified as per my need

Now I have seen multiple posts of handling read and write but got no idea what to do... since i have to read original file... start writing to another file... change specific data... write whatever is remaining...

Help would be appreciated....

Sample of data file

#1%Taha%23%3/2^New
#2%Kazi%1%3/5^Shipped

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