ifstream/ofstream question

ok, this is the order of the process i want to happen :

1. open file w/ data already present in it (data will be a simple '500')
2. read that data (500) and convert to INT varaible (file_data = int variable)
3. add/subtract that data w/ new data (file_data = file_data +- new_data)
4. save the file w/ the total of old data +- new data
5. close that file w/ the new data

6. in a week, i would do this again, but w/ the updated file_data from the previous week

here is my code, plz correct or if you have a better way of coding, please explain ...

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int total1[7];
int add1;

ifstream member_total ("total_amt.txt"); // 1

member_total = total1[7]; //2

cout << "Amount in TuffLess's account : '" << total1[7] << "'" << endl;
cout << "Amount to 'ADD' to TuffLess's bank account?: ";
cin >> add1;

member_total = total1[7] + add1; //3

member_total << total1[7]; //4 binary '>>' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'int [7]' (or there is no acceptable conversion) -- HOW DO I FIX THIS ?

//member_total.close(); //5 THIS CAUSES THE PROGEE TO CRASH AND DOES NOT SAVE NEW DATA IN .txt FILE

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-when i goto read the '1st step' and cout << member_total; 'or' cout << total1; ... i get a memory addy or a '0' respectivly
-i cant get the NEW total to save in the file for the next week
-when i go to close the txt file, it crashes


id appreiciate any help you could provide, thanx much

tuffy

So i guess you are saying that it is correct and it works right?

If it isn't whats the error?

-when i goto read the '1st step' and cout << member_total; 'or' cout << total1; ... i get a memory addy or a '0' respectivly instead of500
-i cant get the NEW total to save in the file for the next week
-when i go to close the txt file, it crashes

those are the problems
and this is one of the errors :

binary '>>' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'int [7]' (or there is no acceptable conversion)



its all above phantom, i just re-posted it for you

It seems like a good problem to be fixed..

I am thinking that use should use "Strings"


i dont think you need it because you have,



this is caused by