c++ problem

hi,
i need to make a c++ program that creates contacts.txt and temp.txt text files.
the program must run and allow me to add data to the contacts.txt file.
it must sort all contact entries by surname.

below is some code i did.
it does not work though.
i would be delighted of someone could help.




#include <iostream>
#include <fstream> // stream class to both read and write from/to files
#include <string>

using namespace std; // no need for .h after libraries

int main()

{
ifstream instream_1; // temporary
ofstream outstream_1; // contacts
ifstream instream_2; // temporary
ofstream outstream_2; // contacts

string surname_1, first_name_1, email_1, telephone_1, type_1; // string for old contacts
string surname_2, first_name_2, email_2, telephone_2, type_2; // string for new contacts

/*
outstream.open ("contacts.txt");
outstream.close();
*/

instream_1.open("temporary.txt",ios::in); // open for input operations
outstream_1.open("contacts.txt",ios:ut); // open for output operations.

instream_1>>surname_1>>first_name_1>>email_1>>telephone_1>>type_1;

cout<<"Enter Surname: ";
cin>>surname_1;
cout<<"\nEnter First Name: ";
cin>>first_name_1;
cout<<"\nEnter Email Address: ";
cin>>email_1;
cout<<"\nEnter Telephone Number: ";
cin>>telephone_1;
cout<<"\nEnter Type(Work / Personal): ";
cin>>type_1;

while (surname_1 != "zzzzz") // 2 or more while loops are required
{
instream_1>>surname_1>>first_name_1>>email_1>>telephone_1>>type_1;
outstream_1<<surname_1<<first_name_1<<email_1<<telephone_1<<type_1;
}
/*
while(! instream_1.eof())
{

}
*/
while((surname_2 > surname_1))
{
instream_1<<surname_1<<first_name_1<<email_1<<telephone_1<<type_1;
outstream_1>>surname_1>>first_name_1>>email_1>>telephone_1>>type_1;
}

instream_1.close(); // the file is closed
outstream_1.close(); // the file is closed

return 0;

}

 

Ray,

The first little tidbit I noticed is this would not compile, this is due to the below code

while((surname_2 > surname_1))
{
instream_1<<surname_1<<first_name_1<<email_1<<telephone_1<<type_1;
outstream_1>>surname_1>>first_name_1>>email_1>>telephone_1>>type_1;
}

You have the stream operators backwards
The below allows this to compile

instream_1>>surname_1>>first_name_1>>email_1>>telephone_1>>type_1;
outstream_1<<surname_1<<first_name_1<<email_1<<telephone_1<<type_1;

try changing that and it should compile now