Read ASCII file, store in array, print - c++

Question

The task is as follows:
Create an ASCII text and a C++ program to read it. Print the Shipped date, part number, first name, last name, company name from the ASCII text.
I had to create my own ASCII text. I tested it, and was able to read it successfully. Now, I'm having trouble reading character by character and sending to an array so that I can filter out the data I don't want to display. I will show my ASCII text file followed by the code I'm using to read it.
04/12/11 D50625 74444 James Lehoff Rotech
04/12/11 D60752 75255 Janet Lezar Rotech
04/12/11 D40295 74477 Bill McHenry Rotech
04/12/11 D23745 74470 Diane Kaiser Rotech
04/12/11 D50892 75155 Helen Richardson NapTime
(I don't know why this format won't work...sorry...its not important for the task)
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
//initialize array
const int MAXROWS = 5;
const int MAXCOLS = 64;
int ship_array [MAXROWS][MAXCOLS];
int row,col;
string filename = "/Users/Jimmy/Desktop/shipped.txt";
string line;
ifstream inFile;
inFile.open(filename.c_str()); //opens ASCII file
if (inFile.fail()) //checks for successful open
{
cout << "\nThefile was not successfully opened"
<< "\n Please check that the file currently exists." << endl;
exit(1);
}
cout << "\nThe file has been successfully opened for reading.\n" << endl;
///////////code to read and output the data will go here///////////////////
cout << "Shipped Date Part Number First name Last Name Company Name";
//cycle through rows and columns//
row=0;
while(row<MAXROWS)
{
for (col=1; col<9; col++) // STORE SHIPPED DATE
{
ship_array[row][col] = get(filename.c_str());
cout << ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY SHIPPED DATE
}
for (col=22; col<27; col++) //STORE PART NUMBER
{
ship_array[row][col] = get(filename.c_str());
cout << ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY PART NUMBER
}
for (col=31; col<36; col++) // STORE FIRST NAME
{
ship_array[row][col] = get(filename.c_str());
cout << ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY FIRST NAME
}
for (col=39; col< 49; col++) // STORE LAST NAME
{
ship_array[row][col] = get(filename.c_str());
cout << ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY LAST NAME
}
for (col=51; col<65; col++) // STORE COMPANY NAME
{
ship_array[row][col] = get(filename.c_str());
cout << ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY COMPANY NAME
}
}
inFile.close();
return 0;
}
I KNOW the error is where I'm storing my values FROM the ASCII text to my array. I thought get() was for reading one character at a time but it doesn't work. Please point me in the right direction.
EDIT
I changed my code a bit. I tried something new. This gave me a few zeros. I didn't even bother going further down. My variables and initializations aren't right and I don't know why.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
//initialize array
const int MAXROWS = 5;
const int MAXCOLS = 64;
int ship_array [MAXROWS][MAXCOLS];
int row,col;
//initialize input stream
string ascii_data = "/Users/Jimmy/Desktop/shipped.txt";
ifstream data;
stringstream ss(ascii_data);
data.open(ascii_data.c_str()); //opens ASCII file
if (data.fail()) //checks for successful open
{
cout << "\nThefile was not successfully opened"
<< "\n Please check that the file currently exists." << endl;
exit(1);
}
cout << "\nThe file has been successfully opened for reading.\n" << endl;
cout << "Shipped Date Part Number First name Last Name Company Name" << endl;
//cycle through rows and columns//
row=0;
while(row<MAXROWS)
{
for (col=1; col<9; col++) // STORE SHIPPED DATE
{
ss >> ship_array[0][col];
cout << ship_array[row][col];//DISPLAY SHIPPED DATE
}
for (col=22; col<27; col++) //STORE PART NUMBER
{
ss >> ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY PART NUMBER
}
for (col=31; col<36; col++) // STORE FIRST NAME
{
ss >> ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY FIRST NAME
}
for (col=39; col< 49; col++) // STORE LAST NAME
{
ss >> ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY LAST NAME
}
for (col=51; col<65; col++) // STORE COMPANY NAME
{
ss >> ship_array[row][col]; //DISPLAY COMPANY NAME
}
row++;
}
data.close();
return 0;
}