where is EOF?

[verWire3619]

I have this app that loads data into Oracle that runs like so . . .

getlist.pl | merge -lscott/tiger

getlist.pl gives data in the following format:

NAME1 TABLE1 LOCATION1
NAME2 TABLE2 LOCATION2
NAME3 TABLE3 LOCATION3
. . .

for some reason merge processes the last record of the perl script output twice.

. . .
NAME2 TABLE2 289 0
NAME3 TABLE3 276 0
NAME3 TABLE3 276 0

So it's loading the last file twice.

my code it like so . . .

while(!cin.eof()) {
cin >> name;
cin >> table;
cin >> location;

//do some stuff . . .

}

For some reason it doesn't appear to recognize the EOF from a std input stream until it processes the last record twice in the std input stream.

I didn't write this code, only maintaining it. Author has left the company.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.
verWire3619

[ne555]

The eof flag will be set when you attempt to read but you reached the end of file. (too late)

//while( not cin.eof() )
while( cin>>name>>table>>location )

[verWire3619]

Thank you. This resolved the issue.