File-Based Inventory Management System (C++)

Objective:
To design and implement a file-based inventory management system using C++ file handling to
store, update, search, and display product records efficiently.

Features:
• Add new product records
• Display all product records
• Search for a product by ID
• Update product details
• Delete product records
• Data stored permanently in 'inventory.txt'

Source Code (C++):

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

class Product {
public:
int id;
string name;
int quantity;
float price;

void input() {
cout << "Enter Product ID: ";
cin >> id;
cin.ignore();
cout << "Enter Product Name: ";
getline(cin, name);
cout << "Enter Quantity: ";
cin >> quantity;
cout << "Enter Price: ";
cin >> price;
}

void display() const {

cout << left << setw(10) << id
<< setw(20) << name
<< setw(10) << quantity
<< setw(10) << fixed << setprecision(2) << price << endl;
}
};

void addProduct() {
ofstream file("inventory.txt", ios::app);
if (!file) {
cout << "Error opening file!" << endl;
return;
}

Product p;
 p.input();

file << p.id << " " << p.name << " " << p.quantity << " " << p.price << endl;
file.close();
cout << "\n■ Product added successfully!\n";
}

void displayProducts() {
ifstream file("inventory.txt");
if (!file) {
cout << "No records found.\n";
return;
}

Product p;
cout << left << setw(10) << "ID" << setw(20) << "Name"
<< setw(10) << "Quantity" << setw(10) << "Price" << endl;
cout << "--------------------------------------------------------\n";

while (file >> p.id >> p.name >> p.quantity >> p.price) {
p.display();
}

file.close();
}

void searchProduct() {
ifstream file("inventory.txt");
if (!file) {
cout << "No records found.\n";
return;
}

int searchId;
bool found = false;
Product p;

cout << "Enter Product ID to search: ";

cin >> searchId;

while (file >> p.id >> p.name >> p.quantity >> p.price) {
if (p.id == searchId) {
cout << "\n■ Product Found!\n";
cout << "ID: " << p.id << "\nName: " << p.name
<< "\nQuantity: " << p.quantity << "\nPrice: " << p.price << endl;
found = true;
break;
}
}

if (!found) cout << "\n■ Product not found.\n";

file.close();
}

void updateProduct() {
ifstream file("inventory.txt");
ofstream temp("temp.txt");
if (!file || !temp) {
cout << "Error opening file!" << endl;
return;
}
 int updateId;
bool found = false;
Product p;

cout << "Enter Product ID to update: ";

cin >> updateId;

while (file >> p.id >> p.name >> p.quantity >> p.price) {
if (p.id == updateId) {
cout << "\nEnter new details:\n";
p.input();
found = true;
}
temp << p.id << " " << p.name << " " << p.quantity << " " << p.price << endl;
}

file.close();
temp.close();

remove("inventory.txt");
rename("temp.txt", "inventory.txt");

if (found)
cout << "\n■ Product updated successfully!\n";
else
cout << "\n■ Product not found.\n";
}

void deleteProduct() {
ifstream file("inventory.txt");
ofstream temp("temp.txt");
if (!file || !temp) {
cout << "Error opening file!" << endl;
return;
}

int deleteId;
bool found = false;
Product p;

cout << "Enter Product ID to delete: ";

cin >> deleteId;

while (file >> p.id >> p.name >> p.quantity >> p.price) {
if (p.id != deleteId) {
temp << p.id << " " << p.name << " " << p.quantity << " " << p.price << endl;
} else {
found = true;
}
}

file.close();
temp.close();

remove("inventory.txt");
rename("temp.txt", "inventory.txt");

if (found)
cout << "\n■ Product deleted successfully!\n";
else
cout << "\n■ Product not found.\n";
}
int main() {
int choice;
do {
cout << "\n========== INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ==========\n";
cout << "1. Add Product\n";
cout << "2. Display All Products\n";
cout << "3. Search Product by ID\n";
cout << "4. Update Product\n";
cout << "5. Delete Product\n";
cout << "6. Exit\n";
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> choice;

switch (choice) {
case 1: addProduct(); break;
case 2: displayProducts(); break;
case 3: searchProduct(); break;
case 4: updateProduct(); break;
case 5: deleteProduct(); break;
case 6: cout << "Exiting program...\n"; break;
default: cout << "Invalid choice! Try again.\n";
}
} while (choice != 6);

return 0;
}

Conclusion:
This C++ microproject demonstrates file handling and class-based programming concepts by
building an Inventory Management System that stores, updates, and manages records efficiently.