i need to write a program that will compute numeric grades for a course. the course records are in a file that will serve as the input file. the input file is in exactly the following format: eath line contains a student's last name. then one space, then the students first name, then one space, then ten quiz scores all on one line. the quiz scores are whole numbers and are separated by one space. i need to output the data exactly how it is to an output file but i also need to add up the grades for each student and output the average.

i'm having troubles figuring out how to disregard the students last, and first name so i can start reading the scores to add up. so basically i need not to worry about first or last name only the scores. in help would be greatly appreciated.

use fscanf() - if I understood your file layout (code skeleton you need to add stuff):

there has to be an easier way to do it than that. maybe someway with the isspace function. i don't know for sure.....someway to start adding the number after the second space is read in. i'm not making the whole line a string, but rather reading each letter in as a character. do you think i need to declare each line as a string or what.

I gave you part of what your teacher probably expected you to use.
Parsing out numbers from a series of fgetc() calls is a lot harder.

we havn't learned fscanf yet though. that's why i'm assuming there has to be an easier way. thanks for all your help

is this C or C++ or what? Each line won't be read as a string, but each word will be delimited by a space if you use scanf / fscanf in C or cin / inFile (or whatever you call it) in C++. Using scanf or cin (or file input equivalents) will know a space when it sees it and will stop at it so you don't have to worry about it.

If is is C++ then have some temp string variable to hold the name variables that can be overwritten every time. Then you can have something like...

(sorry, I don't know how to format this code.

while(!inFile.eof())
{
inFile<<tempString; //read surname into temp var
inFile<<tempString; //read first name into temp var

totalGrade = 0;

for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
totalGrade += grades[i];
}
average = totalGrade / 10;
}

eh, I haven't tested this code so don't take it as gospel...

while(!inFile.eof())
{
inFile<<tempString; //read surname into temp var
inFile<<tempString; //read first name into temp var

totalGrade = 0;

sorry, forgot to read in the grades first!!
like I said - don't take as gospel...
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
inFile<<grades[i];
}

for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
totalGrade += grades[i];
}
average = totalGrade / 10;
}

.....or something to that affect

does any one use turbo pascal or do you use quick basic?