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+//Tylr Taormina
+//CST 116
+//Dec 3, 2021
+
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using std::cin;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+using std::ifstream;
+using std::ofstream;
+const int MAX = 10;
+
+int ReadData (ifstream &inFile, std::string data_arr[MAX]);
+void CharCount (std::string data_arr[MAX], int length_arr[MAX], int charCount_arr[MAX]);
+void FindLength(std::string data_arr[MAX], int length_arr[MAX]);
+
+
+int main()
+{
+    //stand alone objects
+    std::string input;
+    int flag;
+    int i;
+    int record_counter = 0;
+
+    //arrays
+    std::string data[MAX];
+    int length_arr[MAX];
+    int charCount_arr[MAX];
+
+
+    //display the file choices
+    cout << "THE FILES WE HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM: " << endl;
+    cout << "===================================================" << endl;
+    cout << "data.txt" << endl;
+    cout << "data2.txt" << endl;
+    cout << "hello.txt\n\n" << endl;
+
+
+    cout << "Please enter a name for the file to open: ";
+    cin >> input;
+    
+    //modify input to avoid case sensitivity errors
+    transform(input.begin(), input.end(), input.begin(), ::tolower);
+
+    ifstream inFile;
+    inFile.open (input);
+
+    if ( inFile.is_open ( ) )
+    {
+
+        record_counter = ReadData (inFile, data);
+        inFile.close ( );
+        flag = 1;
+    }
+    
+    else
+    {
+        cout << "Trouble Opening File: " << input << endl;
+        cout << "Check to make sure your spelling is correct for the file you are trying to open. Include .txt or whatever file extension is relevant." << endl;
+        cout << "\n\n\t\t ** About to EXIT NOW! ** ";
+        flag = 0;
+    }
+
+    //Builds arrays. See functions below for descriptions.
+    FindLength(data, length_arr);
+    CharCount(data, length_arr, charCount_arr);
+   
+    // the flag helps to only display info if we can open the file.
+    if (flag == 1) 
+    {
+        for (i = 0; i < record_counter; i++)
+        {
+            cout << i+1 << ") " << data[i] << " (" << charCount_arr[i] << " characters not counting spaces)" << endl;
+
+        }
+    }
+       return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+int ReadData(ifstream &inFile, std::string data_arr[MAX])
+    //Reads data into an array of strings using new lines
+    //as the indicator to end the array. 
+{
+    int counter = 0;
+
+    getline(inFile, data_arr[0],'\n');
+
+    while ( !inFile.eof ( ) )
+    {
+        counter++;
+        getline(inFile, data_arr[counter], '\n'); 
+    }
+
+    return counter;
+}
+
+
+void FindLength(std::string data_arr[MAX], int length_arr[])
+    //Finds the length of each string in the array
+    //counting the number of spaces. This helps 
+    //keep us within the scope of our array when 
+    //counting characters in the CharCount function.
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
+    {
+        length_arr[i] = data_arr[i].size();
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+void CharCount (std::string data_arr[MAX], int length_arr[], int charCount_arr[MAX])
+    //Counts the number of characters not including spaces. If we wanted 
+    //to include spaces, we could simply use the length array that is 
+    //built in the FindLength function.
+{
+    int ctr = 0;
+    int i, j;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
+    {
+        for (j = 0; j < length_arr[i]; j++)
+        {
+            if (data_arr[i][j] != ' ')
+                ctr++;
+        }
+        charCount_arr[i] = ctr;
+        ctr = 0;
+    }
+}
+