Question

validation, withdraw & replenish function?

Asked by: slchua

I am writing a stock program and would like to check an assigned ?stock.dat? file as to make sure that the new stock number entered does not exist in the file. This is to avoid any duplication/redundancy. I need your assistance to guide me. For those who are expert in Pascal 7, please don?t hesitate to correct it as I am still a beginner.


{------------------------------------------------------}
BEGIN
  Assign(StockFile,'D:\Stock.dat');
  Stock_Prg; {stock program module}
END.
{------------------------------------------------------}

Secondly, my stock program consist stock movement feature which can withdraw and replenish stock item.
I need to validate the option entered. If I chooses the withdrawal option, the program should:

1. prompt the user to input the stock number to withdraw the quantity form.

2. find the stock number entered in the file.

3. if the stock number not found, display an error message and prompt the user if he/she wants to continue again.

4. the quantity to withdraw is not more than quantity on  hand and is not a negative value. Display an error message if so to inform the user.

5. otherwise subtract the withdrawal value from the quantity on hand and give new value to quantity on hand in the file.(update the quantity on hand)

6. prompt the user if he/she wants to continue withdraw other stock item.

If I chooses the replenish option, the program should:

1. prompt the user to input the stock number to replenish the quantity form.

2. find the stock number entered in the file.

3. if the stock number not found, display an error message and prompt the user if he/she wants to continue again.

4. if the stock number found, display the data about the stock no. Next prompt the user to enter the quantity to replenish.

5. the quantity to replenish is a logical value. Display an error message if it is not logical value to inform the user.

6. otherwise add the replenish value to the quantity on hand and give new value to quantity on hand in the file.(update the quantity on hand)

7. prompt the user if he/she wants to continue replenish other stock item.

Besides that, do I need to enter ?Val? procedure to perform the stock movement option? I just showed the important part and didn?t show the all of them such as the program menu code, display control code and etc. Thank you in advance.


{---------------------------------------------------}
TYPE
  StockRecord = RECORD
     StockNo   : STRING[5];
     StockDesc : STRING[35];
     Price     : REAL;
     QtyOnHand : STRING[3];
     Withdraw  : STRING[3];
     Replenish : STRING[3];
  END;

VAR
EnterStkNo, EnterDesc, EnterPrice, EnterQty : Boolean;
No, StkNum, QtyNum: Word;
StrPrice: String;

Val(StockNo, StkNum, No);
Val(QtyOnHand, QtyNum, No);
Val(StrPrice, Price, No);
{--------------------------------------------------}

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2001-11-17 at 23:50:15ID20235246
Topic

Pascal Programming Language

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by: slchuaPosted on 2001-11-24 at 21:08:27ID: 6650816

I increased the points to '300' because there is no one helping me.

 

by: slchuaPosted on 2001-11-25 at 05:36:19ID: 6650986

Is it my question not clear causing there's no reply since 17 Nov 2001? Please let me know if you don't understand my question. I would like to increase the points more than '300' but unfortunately the EE site won't allowed it.

 

by: TDSPosted on 2001-11-27 at 06:58:16ID: 6655360

Hmm, it is very difficult what you want. I will test it out if I can program you a small solution. I think it will take time, at least one week.

Bye, TDS.

 

by: scrapdogPosted on 2001-11-27 at 17:57:24ID: 6656980

The Val procedure is only for converting a string to number.  It also determines whether or not the string CAN be converted to a number;  if a value other than 0 is returned in the third parameter of Val (Code), you know that the string is not a legal number.

To search for a matching stock number, what you'll want to do is compare the numerical value of the stock number entered against the numerical value of all the stock numbers in your file.


First, check if the user's input is legal:

Val(StockNumberEntered, StockNumber, Code);
if (Code <> 0) then
   { stock number is not an integer;  prompt user to reenter }

if (StockNumber < 0) or (StockNumber > MaxStockNumber) then
   { stock number is out of range; prompt user to reenter }

...

At this point, we know we have a theoretically legal stock number from the user.  Now we have to search through the file for a match.  For each record in the file, compare the stock number.


found := false;
while (not found) and (not eof(StockFile)) do begin

    GetNextRecord(CurrentStockRecord)

    Val(CurrentStockRecord.StockNum, StockNumberIn, Code);

    { you don't need to check "code" here if you don't want to, because you can assume that all stock numbers already in the file are legal }

    if (StockNumber = StockNumberIn) then begin
       { this record is a match }
       found := true;
       { do what you need to do with this record }
    end else
       { get next record }
       GetNextRecord(CurrentStockRecord);
end;

 

by: TDSPosted on 2001-12-03 at 11:57:43ID: 6664644

Sorry, can manage this in a certain time. Have to write some exams till x-mas :-(

Bye, TDS.

 

by: CleanupPingPosted on 2003-09-08 at 20:20:46ID: 9314527

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