Creating a Data File Programmatically
After that discussion of "errors, their cause and cure", let's get back to the program. The next thing we're going to add is a way for the user to enter, modify, and delete information for home inventory items without having to manually create or edit a data file.
Susan thought I had something against data files. I cleared up her confusion with the following discussion.
Susan: What's wrong with data files?
Steve: Nothing's wrong with them. What's wrong is making the user type everything in using a text editor; instead, we're going to give the user the ability to create the data file with a data entry function designed for that purpose.
Susan: Oh, so we're creating a database?
Steve: You could say that. Its current ...
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