File comparison and database update basics

[Lemontree45]

I am new to Visual C++ windows form application development. I am doing a task where I need some serious help regarding the coding or even can guide me some references. I have made forms and added all the necessary controls.

tasks:

I have an input file (*.txt) and a database (*.txt).

for eg:##

input file:

##########
Hi this is my input file
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List of students
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Leonard
Age:32

Sheldon Cooper
Age:45

Leonard
Place:New Jersey

Sheldon Cooper
Place: New York

###############
This is the end of the file


eg for Database:

Leonard
Age:30

Raj K
Age:22

Leonard
Place:Toronto

Raj K
Place: Delhi

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So what I need to do here is to edit this input file automatically and insert the correct 'Age' and 'Place' of the students as given in the database.

If a student is not present in the database. Pop up a window and show the list of students with the parameters 'Age' and 'Place' so that I can edit it from there. Once I edit it, these new students have to be added to the Database in the same format as the others with the edited value of parameters.

So,

#What sort of search should I have to do to find the 'name' match between the input and that in the database?

# Someone could provide me a sample example somewhat related to it?

It would be of real help. I use Visual C++ 2010 Express for this task.

Regards

[GCDEF]

If you're using forms, I assume you're using .net which makes this the wrong forum.

To a programmer, a database typically isn't a text file.

If it were me, I'd load the "database" into a map, or two maps for age and location using the name as the key.

Read the input file, parse out the name, look it up in your maps, get the appropriate value and write the file back out.

I'd recommend working through a good tutorial if you're not sure how to do that stuff. A detailed explanation is beyond the scope of a forum.