How to read a file line by line without the getline function?

[cpchang10491]

I did this

if (inputFile)
	{
		while (true)
		{
			// read the file line by line and store it into appropriate variables 
			
      		        getline (inputFile, name);
			getline(inputFile, street);
			getline(inputFile, city);
			getline(inputFile, state);
			getline(inputFile, zipcode);
			getline(inputFile, num);
			getline(inputFile, weight);
			if (!inputFile) break;
			
			getline(inputFile, space);

but you need to string zipcode, num, and weight. Then you need to convert it back to an integer or double using

		hello = atoi(zipcode.c_str());
			hello2 = atoi(num.c_str());
			hello3 = atof(weight.c_str());

I had to go back and change every zipcode, num, and weight into its appropriate variable. With this I was able to see everyones' names in the correct format. I'm still having trouble figuring out how to calculate the total cost of all the postage for choice2.

[jjkrynock]

The total is easy enough. I put a variable double total = 0.0; and then in the block where I calculated each person's postage put a line at the endtotal += postage; then you display the total at the end.

I had it where I could get everyone's name (excluding Ann, hers is still fully recorded) except for the first letter of their name. So close.

[cpchang10491]

Are all of your values in the getline function? whenever I had it as:

inputFile >> zipcode; 
inputFile >> num;
inputFile >> weight;

I wasn't able to display everyone's name. I put everything in the getline function like the others did, but like I said in my previous comment, you have to put everything into a string. To convert the values back into a integer for math algorithms use atoi and atof.
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdlib/atoi/
You're going to also have to change all your values into the new value. For example:

	string zipcode;
	string num;
	string weight;
	int hello;
	int hello2;
	double hello3;

These are your variables.

	hello = atoi(zipcode.c_str());
	hello2 = atoi(num.c_str());
	hello3 = atof(weight.c_str());	

Converting it back into an integer

n1 = hello % 10;
	r1 = hello / 10;
	n2 = r1 % 10;
	r2 = r1 / 10;
	n3 = r2 % 10;
	r3 = r2 / 10;
	n4 = r3 % 10;
	r4 = r3 / 10;
	
	total = n1 + n2 + n3 + n4 + r4;
	checkDigit = 10 - (total % 10);     		 
	
	// if/else statements for multiple scenarios
	if (hello2 == 1)
	{
		if (hello3 > 1)
		{
			new1 = price1 + (charge1 * (hello3-1));
			cout << "\n\n***********************************$" << setprecision(2) << fixed << new1 << endl << endl << name << endl << street << endl << city; 
			cout << "   " << state << " " << zipcode << endl << endl;
		}
		else
		{
			cout << "\n\n***********************************$" << price1 << endl << endl << name << endl << street << endl << city; 
			cout << "   " << state << " " << zipcode << endl << endl;
		}

Replace stringed values with the new value. You don't have to change it in the cout statement because it doesn't have to be an integer.
I hope this helps! I'd like to thank everyone for helping us out. I finally got my code to work correctly.