Help with array transferring

[greenleaf800073]

I'm trying to put file data into members of a class. Remember to type in the file name you want to open. Cool feature right? I just had Dbase.txt so I chose that.

EDIT: Fixed stuff in the .txt. Now I need to figure out why it only does 1 set and then ends.

#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

class INFO
{
public:
    char FirstName[256];
    char LastName[256];
    char Job[256];
    char Gender; //M or F
    char Hash[256];
    double Income;
    int Age;
};

int main(int nNumberofArgs,char* pszArgs[])
{
    INFO person[256];
    char filename[256];
    cout << "Enter the name of file you want to open:";
    cin.getline(filename,256);

    for(int s = 0;s != '\n';s++)
    {
        if(filename[s] == NULL)
        {
            filename[s] = '.';
            filename[s + 1] = 't';
            filename[s + 2] = 'x';
            filename[s + 3] = 't';
            filename[s + 4] = NULL;
            break;
        }
    }

    cout << "Opening and reading contents of '" << filename << "'" << endl;

    ifstream File(filename);

    int I = 0;
    for(int i = 1;;i++)
    {
        char object[256];
        char gender;
        int age;
        double income;
        File.getline(object,256);
        for(int a = 0;a < 256;a++)
        {
            person[i].FirstName[a] = object[a];
        }
        File.getline(object,256);
        for(int a2 = 0;a2 < 256;a2++)
        {
            person[i].LastName[a2] = object[a2];
        }
        File.getline(object,256);
        for(int a3 = 0;a3 < 256;a3++)
        {
            person[i].Job[a3] = object[a3];
        }
        File >> gender;
        person[i].Gender = gender;
        File >> income;
        person[i].Income = income;
        File >> age;
        person[i].Age = age;
        File.getline(object,256);
        for(int a4 = 0;a4 < 256;a4++)
        {
            person[i].Hash[a4] = object[a4]; //A line in the .txt file which is "-----------------"
        }

        if(File.fail())
        {
            cout << "File read end..." << endl << endl;
            break;
        }
        I++;
        cout << "Data Sets Complete: " << I << endl;
    }

    for(int i2 = 1;i2 < I + 1;i2++)
    {
        cout << "First name:\t" << person[i2].FirstName << endl;
        cout << "Last name:\t" << person[i2].LastName << endl;
        cout << "Job:\t\t" << person[i2].Job << endl;
        cout << "Gender:\t\t" << person[i2].Gender << endl;
        cout << "Income:\t\t" << person[i2].Income << endl;
        cout << "Age:\t\t" << person[i2].Age << endl;
        cout << "----------------------------------" << endl;
    }

    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
}

Dbase.txt:

Bob
Guy
Programmer
M
9999.99
40
------------------
Little
Guy
Little Brother
M
0.0
3
------------------

[greenleaf800073]

Bump... :( ....nothing.... Hello? ....

[Dy7SLyTq]

google c++string class

[greenleaf800073]

Um, then how would I transfer from file to string?

[Dy7SLyTq]

...

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

using std::string;
using std::cout;
using std::cerr;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	ifstream file;
	string fileName, line;

	cout<<"Filename: ";
	getline(cin, fileName);

	file.open(fileName.c_str());

	if(file.bad())
	{
		cerr<<"error: invalid file"<< endl;
		return -1;
	}

	for(int counter = 0; getline(file, line); ++counter)
		switch(counter)
		{
			//stuff u want to print
		}
}

[greenleaf800073]

Um ok, thanks...

[greenleaf800073]

But can you tell me what the problem is in my program though?

[Dy7SLyTq]

wow... ive never seen code go out the box like that lol. dont know why but that makes me happy. anyways, no. i tried reading through it but i cant read code well when its a mish mash of begginner c with beginner c++

[greenleaf800073]

Um, it's not a mish mash, there are worse programs than that and I've seen you read them and everyone's style of writing c++ is different.

[Dy7SLyTq]

1) it is a mish mash.
2) didnt say it was bad i said its not a style im good at reading ie i can read well defined c/c++ code.
3) not gonna lie i feel seriously stalked

[greenleaf800073]

Stalked? we've only crossed paths a few times.

And i'm using the format which is the standard, ANSI. So it is not a mish mash because i'm not using whatever organization you use.

[Dy7SLyTq]

yes its a mish mash. i understand its ANSI. that doesnt mean its not illegel. and im not saying its bad im saying its a style i cant read

[greenleaf800073]

Is it because of the "{}"?

[Dy7SLyTq]

no it is the fact that you are using c strings with c++ classes. i could care less for ur style. its not how you write the code its the code you write

[greenleaf800073]

OMG I FIGURED IT OUT, it was stupid solution though, I had to put the

file.fail()

after I incremented "I"