// This program uses a structure variable to store a record to a file.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

// Array sizes
const int NAME_SIZE = 51, ADDR_SIZE = 51, PHONE_SIZE = 14;

// Declare a structure for the record.
struct Info
{
   char name[NAME_SIZE];
   int  age;
   char address1[ADDR_SIZE];
   char address2[ADDR_SIZE];
   char phone[PHONE_SIZE];
};

int main()
{
   Info person;   // To hold info about a person
   char again;    // To hold Y or N
   
   // Open a file for binary output.
   fstream people("people.dat", ios::out | ios::binary);

   do
   {
      // Get data about a person.
      cout << "Enter the following data about a "
           << "person:\n";
      cout << "Name: ";
      cin.getline(person.name, NAME_SIZE);
      cout << "Age: ";
      cin >> person.age;
      cin.ignore(); // Skip over the remaining newline.
      cout << "Address line 1: ";
      cin.getline(person.address1, ADDR_SIZE);
      cout << "Address line 2: ";
      cin.getline(person.address2, ADDR_SIZE);
      cout << "Phone: ";
      cin.getline(person.phone, PHONE_SIZE);

      // Write the contents of the person structure to the file.
      people.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&person),
                  sizeof(person));

      // Find out whether the user wants to write another record.
      cout << "Do you want to enter another record? ";
      cin >> again;
      cin.ignore();  // Skip over the remaining newline.
   } while (again == 'Y' || again == 'y');
   
   // Close the file.
   people.close();
   return 0;
}