string getSales()
{
	ofstream outfile;

	double sales[3][8], deptTtl[3]={0,0,0}, storeTtl=0;
	string department, storeNumber;
	date salesDate;
	string fileName;


	//items being sold
	string electronicItems[8]={ "Nintendos","TVs","Dell Computers","Keyboards","Media Players","Speakers","Playstation Games","DVD-Rs" };
	string clothingItems[8]={ "Shirts","Pants","Jeans","Hats","Sweaters","Shorts","Mens Underwear","Womens Underwear"};
	string outdoorItems[8]={ "Tents","Fishing Poles","Bait","Guns","Sleeping Bags","Lanterns","Flashlights","Stoves" };

	//item prices
	double electronicPrices[8]={100,250,500,25,200,50,59,20};
	double clothingPrices[8]={12,25,20,15,30,25,15,20};
	double outdoorPrices[8]={70,80,150,25,30,15,25,10};

	clear();
	cout << "Enter store number: ";
	cin >> storeNumber;

	cout << "Enter date (MM/DD/YYYY): ";
	cin >> salesDate.month >> salesDate.dash >> salesDate.day >> salesDate.dash >> salesDate.year;

	//check to see if date is valid
	while(salesDate.month < 1 || salesDate.month > 12 || salesDate.day < 1 || salesDate.day > 31 || salesDate.year < 1900)
	{
			cout << "Invalid date entered.\nPlease enter again (MM/DD/YYYY): ";
			cin >> salesDate.month >> salesDate.dash >> salesDate.day >> salesDate.dash >> salesDate.year;
	}

	//convert int variables in salesDate to string for the file name
	fileName=itoa(salesDate.month);
	fileName+=salesDate.dash;
	fileName+=itoa(salesDate.day);
	fileName+=salesDate.dash;
	fileName+=itoa(salesDate.year);
	fileName+="_";
	fileName+=storeNumber;
	fileName+="_store.txt";
	cout << fileName;

	outfile.open(fileName.c_str());
	//outfile.open("testing.txt");
	if(!outfile) cout << "error";
	outfile << salesDate.month << salesDate.dash << salesDate.day << salesDate.dash << salesDate.year << endl;
	outfile << "Store Number: " << storeNumber << endl;
	for(int x=0; x<3; x++)
	{
		clear();
		if(x==0) department="Electronics";
		if(x==1)	department="Clothing";
		if(x==2)	department="Outdoor";

		cout << department << " Department Sales\n";
		outfile << endl << department << " Department Sales\n\n";
		outfile << setw(20) << left << "Item" << setw(15) << right << "Sales" << endl;

		outfile << setprecision(2) << setiosflags(ios::showpoint) << setiosflags(ios::fixed);

		for(int y=0; y<8; y++)
		{
			if(x==0)
			{
					//x=department, y=item
					sales[x][y]=calculateSales(y,electronicItems[y],electronicPrices[y]);
					deptTtl[x]+=sales[x][y];
					outfile << setw(20) << left << electronicItems[y];
					//outfile << setw(15) << left << static_cast<int>(sales[x][y]/electronicPrices[y]);
					outfile << setw(5) << right << "$" << setw(10) << right << sales[x][y] << endl;
			}
			else if(x==1)
			{
					sales[x][y]=calculateSales(y,clothingItems[y],clothingPrices[y]);
					deptTtl[x]+=sales[x][y];
					outfile << setw(20) << left << clothingItems[y];
					//outfile << setw(15) << left << static_cast<int>(sales[x][y]/clothingPrices[y]);
					outfile << setw(5) << right << "$" << setw(10) << right << sales[x][y] << endl;
			}
			else if(x==2)
			{
					sales[x][y]=calculateSales(y,outdoorItems[y],outdoorPrices[y]);
					deptTtl[x]+=sales[x][y];
					outfile << setw(20) << left << outdoorItems[y];
					//outfile << setw(15) << left << static_cast<int>(sales[x][y]/outdoorPrices[y]);
					outfile << setw(5) << right << "$" <<  setw(10) << right << sales[x][y] << endl;
			}

		}

		//outfile << endl;
		outfile << setw(20) << setfill('.') << left << "Dept. Total";
		outfile << setw(5) << right << "$" << setfill(' ') << setw(10) << right << deptTtl[x] << endl;
		storeTtl+=deptTtl[x];


	}

	outfile << endl;
	outfile << setw(20) << left << "Store Total ";
	outfile << setw(5) << right << "$" << setw(10) << storeTtl << endl;
	outfile.close();

	menu();
	return fileName.c_str();
}