C++ question

[The_Doctor]

This should be quite easy for you mighty C++ veterans.

How do I create a highscores table in a game, so that I can view it and add to it?

I have a feeling it involves it looking in a .txt file and making changes to it.

Thanks

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I'm thinking file I/O. Search it on google, it's pretty simple.

[The_Doctor]

I found it, it does indeed look simple.

Thanks

[drone]

Definitely file I/O. Do you want the file to be human-readable (and easily modified) outside the game? Or do you want the uninitiated to not be able to decipher it from, say, notepad?

[The_Doctor]

Things have gone a bit wrong, I asked my lecturer how to get the numbers from the text file (I don't think he understood what I was trying to do), he used the getline() code to get the numbers out of the file. The problem is that they are stored in a char array, which means each digit on the number is in a different part of the array and finding out which number is bigger will be very difficult.

The program (which will be intergrated into the game) works like this:
1. Open the file.
2. Get the numbers from file.
3. Input a number that called CS (Current score, this would normally come from the game).
4. A big nested if statement to find out where the CS number should go in the list, or if it is too small display a message telling the player they do not have a high score.
5. Display the updated high scores.
6. Update the file with the new scores.
7. Close the file

Question:
1. Should I be using a text file for this program?
2. Is there any other way of getting the numbers out of the file?
3. Is there a way to convert a char array into an int?

Thanks.

[The_Doctor]

I think I have solved the problem by using the atoi() thing.

[The_Doctor]

I have got it all working now.