Re: Reading data from file

[Mike H <postmaster@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk>]

In message <9b780534-04fb-43c8-b8de-1610421c471d@googlegroups.com>, 
Laurent <daemon2@internet.lu> writes
>Here is my code. It compiles but it isn't complete.

 From what I see of your code so far, it is going to fail if any of the 
data in the input file is corrupt. Do not take that as a criticism 
because, depending upon the requirements as set out in the exercise you 
are attempting, it may be quite acceptable. In which case you have 
nothing to worry about.

But in the real world corrupt data is an inevitability. If you don't 
believe me, try putting a non-numeric character in the "ID" line. By 
it's very nature, corrupt data is chaotic. Trapping and reporting such 
errors and then recovering from that situation and dealing with further 
data (whether corrupt or not) takes a certain amount of skill. It also 
involves writing a considerable amount of code, which by definition, one 
hope will never need to be executed.

-- 
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Mike