[Dev-C++] WriteToReadFrom

[Dondolo M. <MDo...@OL...>]

Hi all,
 
I recently developed a database with all my collegues contact details. I
wrote 2 applications
1) to writer data to file
2) to read data from file 
 
//File writer
 
ofstream create("mpho");
               create<<"Name :  Mpho Dondolo\n"
                      <<"Team :  Service Hub\n"
                      <<"Title  :  Support Analyst\n"
                      <<"Group:  CSC.CTN.POPS.CLIENTSERVICES\n"
                      <<"Ext  :  30059\n"
                      <<"Cell :  2784 317 0045\n";
                   create.close(); 
 
//end of file  write
 
//file reader
 
 
cout<<"Enter name only :"; 
         cin>>name1;
         
         system("cls");
         #include "limpho.h"
                                 
                 ifstream read(name);                 
                 if(!read) //if file does not exist
                 {
                  cerr<<"\t\t--------------------------------------\n"
                      <<"\t\t**NAME ERROR:THE NAME DOES NOT EXIST**\n"
                      <<"\t\t--------------------------------------\n"
                      <<"\t\tEither, you have spelt the name incorrectly,
\n"
                      <<"\t\tor the name is not yet on the Name Tel\n"
                      <<"\t\tdatabase. To have a name added to Name Tel,
Please\n"
                      <<"\t\temail me, with the details, at
<mailto:mdo...@cs...> mdo...@cs...";
                          }                             
                  cin.ignore(1,'\n');  //eat away the newline command
                     char ch;
                      while(read.get(ch))   
                         cout<<ch;
                           read.close();
 
 
The help that I need.
I realised that if my xt, for example was to change, then I would have to
re-send the entire write file application to everybody I sent the program
to.
 I only want to send them the interface(file reader) and store the database
on my pc. I have about 200 names on the database.
how can I get the reader to read from the database(on my pc) by just typing
in the search criteria (in my case, the name).
 
I know that I can achieve this by getting the user to type, for example
\\MyIpAddress\The Folder\name, where the file name would be
ofstream create( \\MyIpAddress\The Folder\name <file://\\MyIpAddress\The
Folder\name> ); 
 
Please help
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mpho Dondolo 
Support Analyst 
CSC Computer Sciences (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 
Tel:  +27 21 5030059 
Fax: +27 21 5095619 
Email:MDo...@ol... 
Email: MDo...@cs...