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CIS162AD - C#
File I/O
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Overview of Topics
 Information Processing Cycle
 File Processing (I/O)
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Hardware Model
CPU
Input Devices
Memory (RAM)
To this point we have been using the text
boxes for input and picture boxes for output.
Both of these are temporary.
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Information Processing Cycle
Input
Raw Data
Process
(Application)
Output from one process can
serve as input to another process.
Output
Information
Storage
Storage is referred to as secondary
storage, and it is permanent storage.
Data is permanently stored in files.
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Input and Output (I/O)
 In the prior assignments, we would enter the test
data and check the results.
 If it was incorrect, we would change the program,
run it again, and reenter the data.
 Depending on the application, it may be more
efficient to capture the raw data the first time it is
entered and store in a file.
 A program or many different programs can then
read the file and process the data in different ways.
 We should capture and validate the data at its
points of origination (ie cash register, sales clerk).
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CS11 Assignment
 We have a file named catalogs.txt
 The file has 7 catalog names as separate records.
 To process the file:
– open file.
– read a catalog name and load it into the combo box.
– need a loop to read and load each record.
– allow users to add and remove catalog names.
– and then save the results back to catalogs.txt.
 Sequential file Processing – processing the
records in the order they are stored in the file.
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Odds and Ends
Solutions
Camping Needs
ToolTime
Spiegel
The Outlet
catalogs.txt
 This is a simple text file.
 The file can be created with Notepad or some
other text editor.
 Just enter values and press return at the of each
record, including the last one.
 The file should be saved in the Debug folder
within the bin folder of the project folder.
 CS11 > bin > Debug > catalogs.txt
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Sample Interface - same as CS10
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using System.IO;
 The classes for data processing are defined in the System.IO
namespace.
– FileStream, StreamReader and StreamWriter
– IO stands for Input/Output
 These class definitions are NOT automatically included in
C# projects.
 Use the using command at the top of program before the form
declaration to include the class definitions.
using System.IO;
namespace CS11
{
public partial class CS11Form : Form
{
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Form Load Event
 The form load event is triggered when a form is first
loaded.
 In the method that captures this event, we can add
code to initialize or load data that should be available
when the form is displayed.
 We will place the code to load the catalog names from
the file into the items collection of the combo box in
the form load event method.
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Load Data Procedure
private void CS11Form_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string strCatalogName;
try
{
FileStream catalogFileIn = new FileStream("Catalogs.txt", FileMode.Open); //Define file
StreamReader catalogStreamReader = new StreamReader(catalogFileIn);
//Open file
while (catalogStreamReader..Peek() != -1)
//Test for EOF
{
strCatalogName = catalogStreamReader.ReadLine( ); //Read record
catalogComboBox.Items.Add(strCatalogName);
//Add catalog name
}
catalogStreamReader.Close( );
//Close file
}
catch
{
DialogResult responseDialogResult;
responseDialogResult = MessageBox.Show("File does not exist. Do you wish to create it?",
"File Not Found", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question);
if (responseDialogResult != DialogResult.Yes)
this.Close( );
//End the program
}
}
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Internal and External File Names
 catalogs.txt is the external file name.
 catalogFileIn is the internal file name.
 FileStream catalogFileIn = new FileStream("Catalogs.txt", FileMode.Open);
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connects the internal name to the external file.
Naming conventions for the external file names vary by
Operating Systems (OS).
Internal names conform to variable naming rules.
In new FileStream is the only place we see the external name.
The default folder is the same folder that executable is saved in
(Debug folder inside of bin folder). A directory path can be
included as part of the external filename.
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Use Try/Catch When Opening Files
try
{
FileStream catalogFileIn = new FileStream("Catalogs.txt", FileMode.Open); //Define file
StreamReader catalogStreamReader = new StreamReader(catalogFileIn); //Open file
while (catalogStreamReader..Peek() != -1)
//Test for EOF
{
strCatalogName = catalogStreamReader.ReadLine( );
catalogComboBox.Items.Add(strCatalogName);
//Read record
//Add catalog name
}
catalogStreamReader.Close( );
}
catch
//Close file
{
DialogResult responseDialogResult;
responseDialogResult = MessageBox.Show("File does not exist. Do you wish to create it?",
"File Not Found", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question);
if (responseDialogResult != DialogResult.Yes)
this.Close( );
//End the program
}
 Some possible errors:
– File not found
– Protection violation on network
– Disk Full
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Process the file
 When the input is from a file, it is referred to as
the reading the file.
 Saving to a file is referred to as Writing to the
file.
 In the loop we continue reading the file until
we reach the End Of File (EOF).
 EOF is set by the operating system (OS) when
the last record is read.
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EOF Flag
 Flag is a term used for variables that can have two
possible values.
– On or off,
– Y or N,
0 or 1
True or false
 EOF – is it at the end of the file or not?
 In this example the Peek method is used to check
for EOF.
while (catalogStreamReader.Peek( ) != -1)
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Close File
catalogStreamReader.Close( );
 Close releases file to Operating System (OS).
 Other users may get file locked error if file is
not closed.
 Good housekeeping.
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blnIsDataSaved Flag
 Need to track when data has been changed, but not yet
saved.
 If users Add, Remove, or Clear an item from the list,
the blnIsDataSaved must be set to false.
 In the FormClosing method, the flag is checked and if
it is false the user is asked if they want to save the
changes before exiting.
 If the user says yes, then the File Save method is
called.
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Form Closing Event
 If user’s click on a Close button or Exit menu item, we can
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capture those events.
If the user clicks on the close window icon, an event is not
fired.
However, when the form is instructed to close (this.Close), the
Form Closing event is fired, and we can add a handler for that
event.
Create a method and add the code to check if the data has been
saved in the form closing method.
After writing this method to handle the FormClosing event, its
needs to be assigned as the form's FormClosing event handler
while in Design Mode.
After assigning it to the form, the method is automatically
executed when the form is instructed to close.
In the Close button or Exit menu method, just call this.Close( )
and that will trigger the Form Closing event.
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Exit and Closing Procedure
private void mnuFileExit_Click( … )
{
//blnIsDataSaved checked in Form Closing event procedure.
this.Close( );
}
private void CS11Form_FormClosing( … )
{
DialogResult dgrResponse;
if (blnIsDataSaved = = false)
{
dgrResponse = MessageBox.Show("Do you wish to save the list?",
"Save", MessageBoxButtons.YesNoCancel,
MessageBoxIcon.Question);
if (dgrResponse = = DialogResult.Yes)
mnuFileSave_Click(mnuFileSave, new EventArgs( ));
if (responseDialogResult == DialogResult.Cancel)
e.Cancel = true; //cancel close event
}
}
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File Save Method
private void mnuFileSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e )
{
int intIndex, intMaximum;
try
{
FileStream catalogFileOut = new FileStream("Catalogs.txt", FileMode.Create);
StreamWriter catalogStreamWriter = new StreamWriter(catalogFileOut);
intMaximum = cboCatalog.Items.Count;
for (intIndex = 0; intIndex < intMaximum; intIndex++)
{
catalogStreamWriter.WriteLine(cboCatalog.Items[intIndex]);
}
catalogStreamWriter.Close( );
blnIsDataSaved = true:
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Error saving the changes to the data file.",
"Error Saving Data", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
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Open for Output (.Create)
FileStream catalogFileOut = new FileStream("Catalogs.txt", FileMode.Create);
StreamWriter catalogStreamWriter = new StreamWriter(catalogFileOut);
 Create erases existing data, or creates a new file.
 There is an Append option, which adds data to the end of an
existing file.
FileStream catalogFileOut = new FileStream("Catalogs.txt", FileMode.Append);
 In CS11 we want to create an new file each time because the entire
list is saved. If we append the data, we will end up with duplicate
records.
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WriteLine Method
catalogStreamWriter.WriteLine(cboCatalog.Items[intIndex]);
 Use WriteLine method to store data to a file.
 WriteLine adds a carriage return and linefeed at
the end of each record.
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Close File
catalogStreamWriter.Close( );
 Close releases file to Operating System (OS).
 Other users may get file locked error if file is
not closed.
 Good housekeeping.
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Posttests and Reading Files
 Do loops (posttest) do NOT handle empty files.
do
{
strCatalogName = catalogStreamReader.ReadLine( );
recordCount ++;
} while (catalogStreamReader.Peek != -1);
//recordCount would = one instead of zero for an empty file
 Use while (pretest) for file processing.
while (catalogStreamReader.Peek != -1)
{
strCatalogName = catalogStreamReader.ReadLine( );
recordCount ++;
}
//recordCount would = zero for an empty file
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ReadLine and EOF
 Note that ReadLine does NOT throw an
exception when you attempt to read past the
end of the file.
 That is why it is important to use a pretest
loop, so that we can check if we are at the end
of the file before attempting ReadLine.
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Summary
 Information Processing Cycle
 File Processing
 Some code for CS11 was revealed .
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