Why?

[Salchester]

How come when you start the program the name, house, class get read from a file but when the print opion has been chosen the print function runs, but upon completion the name disappears?

#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <iomanip.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <dos.h>

void print (void);

int records;
char name[20];
char house;
int set;

int main (void)
{
  int ln;
  char choice;
  ifstream data (".\\Students.txt");
  data >> name;
  data >> house;
  data >> set;
  if (data == 0)
  {
  cout << "Error";
  }
  else
  {
    do
    {
  gotoxy(8,8);
  cout << (char)218 << setw(21) << setfill((char)196) << (char)191 << endl;
  gotoxy(7,9);
  cout << (char)218 << (char)217 << setw(21) << setfill(' ') << (char)192 << setw(45) << setfill((char)196) << (char)191 << endl;
  ln = 10;
  do
  {
    gotoxy(7,ln);
    cout << (char)179 << setw(67) << setfill(' ') << (char)179 << endl;
    ln++;
  } while (ln != 15);
  gotoxy(7,15);
  cout << (char)192 << setw(67) << setfill((char)196) << (char)217 << endl;
  gotoxy(10,9);
  cout << "STUDENT RECORDS...";
  gotoxy(7,17);
  cout << (char)218 << setw(67) << setfill((char)196) << (char)191 << endl;
  ln = 18;
  do
  {
    gotoxy(7,ln);
    cout << (char)179 << setw(67) << setfill(' ') << (char)179 << endl;
    ln++;
  } while (ln != 22);
  gotoxy(7,22);
  cout << (char)192 << setw(67) << setfill((char)196) << (char)217 << endl;
  gotoxy(9,19);
  cout << "Press 'A' to add new record, 'P' to print records, 'N' to view";
  gotoxy(9,20);
  cout << "next record or 'R' to return to main menu.";
  do
  {
  gotoxy(9,11);
  cout << "Name: " << name;
  gotoxy(9,12);
  cout << "House: " << house;
  gotoxy(9,13);
  cout << "Class: " << set;
  data >> name;
  data >> house;
  data >> set;
  gotoxy(60,20);
  cin >> choice;
  choice = toupper (choice);
  } while (choice == 'N');
  data.close();
  switch (choice)
  {
    case 'A':
             break;
    case 'P': print();
             break;
    case 'R':
             break;
    default: cout << "Error";
  }
  } while (choice != 'R');
  }

  return 0;
}

void print (void)
{
  ifstream data (".\\Students.txt");
  ofstream printer ("LPT1");
  records = 0;
  clrscr();
  gotoxy(31,13);
  cout << "Printing, Students.txt" << endl;
  gotoxy(22,16);
  cout << setw(40) << setfill('=') << endl;
  gotoxy(22,18);
  cout << setw(40) << setfill('=') << endl;
  delay(1000);
  gotoxy(23,17);
  cout << setw(38) << setfill('>') << endl;
  delay(1000);
  printer << "data.txt" << endl;
  printer << "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
  printer << "                                                                       Page 1" << endl;
  do
  {
    data >> name;
    data >> house;
    data >> set;
    printer << name << " ";
    printer << house << " ";
    printer << set << endl;
    records++;
  } while (!data.eof());
  printer << "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
  printer << " Records in file: " << records << endl;
  printer << "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
  printer << "\f";
  printer.close();
  data.close();
}

[Valmont]

O.K. this is the ISO STANDARD C++ forum. I don't want to see conio's and dos.h's anymore. Retype your program and remove the things that are not needed for your question.

Also, look up on this forum why you should change
<iostream.h>
<fstream.h>
<iomanip.h>
<ctype.h>
into
<iostream>
<fstream>
<iomanip>
<cctype>

This is all part of the ISO standard.
Also, when using char* (or char[]), use std::string from the <string> header instead unless there is an URGENT reason not to do so. Ok, first remove the non-iso items then post so we can talk further. Also add some comments so peeps can read what you're up to.