reading line by line from txt file

[blaa15]

I am trying to read data from a .txt doc line by line with delimiters. we also have to populate a vector with the info. I have tried everything I know to do, but no matter what I do it says "ERROR: Cannot open file". I saved the info into a new txt file and now my output is showing only the zipcodes of the people.Can someone please help me? I have been trying to do this for 3 days. all help is appreciated. here is my code.

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

class C_People
{
public:
string firstName;
string lastName;
string address;
string city;
string state;
string zipcode;
};

int main()
{
C_People person;

string input;

fstream dataFile("LabtwoNames.txt", ios::in);

if (dataFile)
{
getline(dataFile, input, '$');

while (dataFile)
{
cout << input << endl;

getline(dataFile, input, '$');
getline(dataFile, input, '$');
getline(dataFile, input, '$');
getline(dataFile, input, '$');
getline(dataFile, input, '$');
getline(dataFile, input, '$');

}

dataFile.close();
}
else
{
cout << "ERROR: Cannot open file.\n";
}
system("Pause");
return 0;
}

and here is my txt file:
Start File
$Tommy$Gunn$22 Winchester Drive$Calamar$AL$38880
$Bobby$Smither$117 Drover Drive$Budville$NC$28711
$William$Hammet$45 East West Street$Springfield$NC$28881
$Shenna$North$10 Tenth Street$Canopener$AL$31110
$Robert$Stillskin$300 Square Circle$Picklestown$NC$27887
$Walter$Mellon$99 Main Street$Blueville$AL$33990
$

[vlad from moscow]

Insert everywhere the statement cout << input << endl; and you will see all data

int main()
{
   C_People person;

   string input;

   fstream dataFile("LabtwoNames.txt", ios::in);

   if ( !dataFile )
   {
      cout << "ERROR: Cannot open file.\n";
   }
   else
   {
      while (dataFile)
      {
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         cout << input << endl;
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         cout << input << endl;
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         cout << input << endl;
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         cout << input << endl;
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         cout << input << endl;
         getline(dataFile, input, '$');
         cout << input << endl;
      }
   }

   system("Pause");
   return 0;
} 

[blaa15]

THANK YOU! I was confused there. How about if I want to get the first/last name on same line and city/state/zip on same line? so instead of it giving me 6 lines per address, only 3? and I won't even lie, populating a vector, no idea how to do that.

[vlad from moscow]

I do not see where these 6 lines per address?!

[blaa15]

When I compile this is what I get:

Tommy
Gunn
22 Winchester Drive
Calamar
AL
38880

etc... with the rest of the addresses.

[vlad from moscow]

Remove endl and all will be in the same line. What is the problem?!

[blaa15]

instead of

Tommy
Gunn
22 Winchester Drive
Calamar
AL
38880

I want

Tommy Gunn
22 Winchester Drive
Calamar AL 38880

[vlad from moscow]

Do as you want. What is the problem?!

[blaa15]

the problem is I do not know exactly how to do it that way(3 lines instead of 6). everything I try is not going right.

[vlad from moscow]

Do it as you are already doing that is use endl to control the number of output lines.