C++ Project, need all the help i can get!

Okay thanks! I have a question on reading in the data from the file… as you can see from above, Option A and Option B both have two floodlights with given measurements. But Option C has three floodlights all with random values. how should I read the measurements in? Right now i have

Code:

    lights >> option >> num_floodlights >> given_or_random >> measurement_1 >> measurement_2 >> measurement_3 >> measurement_4 >> power >> height;

But as soon as it loops around for the last option, C, my data reading in will get messed up..

could i do this?:

Code:

while(option !=C)
lights >> option >> num_floodlights >> given_or_random >> measurement_1 >> measurement_2 >> measurement_3 >> measurement_4 >> power >> height;

then do all the calculations and stuff in there then do a separate while loop for option C, like:

Code:

while(option=C)
lights >> option >> num_floodlights >> given_or_random >> power >> height;