Rearrange some error checking

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4A.cpp b/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4A.cpp
index abedc7a..12556ba 100644
--- a/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4A.cpp
+++ b/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4A.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ int main () {
         std::cout << "File read failed!\n";
         return -1;
     }
+    fout.open("output_files/statistics.csv");
+    if (!fout.is_open())
+    {
+        std::cout << "File write failed!\n";
+        return -2;
+    }
+
     while (fin >> garbage >> garbage >> score) {
         getline(fin, garbage);      //Any decimals are not needed and will be culled
         if (score>90) {
@@ -42,13 +49,6 @@ int main () {
               << D << " D" << std::endl
               << F << " F" << std::endl;
     fin.close();
-
-
-    fout.open("output_files/statistics.csv");
-    if (!fout.is_open()) {
-        std::cout << "File write failed!\n";
-        return -2;
-    }
     fout << "Grade, NumStudents" << std::endl
          << "A," << A << std::endl
          << "B," << B << std::endl
diff --git a/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4C.cpp b/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4C.cpp
index 17ef381..e6825dc 100644
--- a/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4C.cpp
+++ b/ee1301/wk4/hw4_directory/strap012_HW4C.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ int main()
         std::cout << "File read failed!\n";
         return -1;
     }
+    fout.open("output_files/election_results.txt");
+    if (!fout.is_open())
+    {
+        std::cout << "File write failed!\n";
+        return -2;
+    }
     while (fin >> Char) {
         if (Char=='A' || Char=='a') {
             A++;
@@ -56,12 +62,6 @@ int main()
               << "The winner is the letter \"" << winner
               << "\"!" << std::endl;
 
-
-    fout.open("output_files/election_results.txt");
-    if (!fout.is_open()) {
-        std::cout << "File write failed!\n";
-        return -2;
-    }
     fout << "A," << A << std::endl
          << "E," << E << std::endl
          << "I," << I << std::endl