how do i display my string? : i am new to c++.
i want to know why i cant print record[i][1] using puts (record[i][1]);
if i do cout<< record[i][1]; then only the first letter of the string appers, not the rest.

i really want help ASAP. its my school project and i gotta submit it real soon. 

i code on Turbo C++ (TC4).

    #include< fstream.h>
    #include< strstream.h>
    #include< conio.h>
    #include< dos.h>
    #include< graphics.h>
    #include< string.h>
    #include< stdio.h>
    #include< stdlib.h>
    #include< string.h>
    #include< ctype.h>
    #include< iomanip.h>
    #include< iostream.h>

    char record[500][5]; //array to store 500 entries each consisting of
				//name,cell no, agesex, crime and sentenced.

    
    int cricode=1;

    char name[35];
    char criminalno[10]; 
    char agesex[5];
    char sentenced[3];
    char crime[20];
    char passwordU[30];


    int checkpass(char[]);

    void menu(int);

    void advmenu(int);
 
    void inputdata();

    void report(int)  ;

    void searchrecN(char [][5], int);

    void searchrecC(char [][5], int);

    void selectcrime(char []);

    void changepass();

    void displaydata(int);

    void main()

    {
    clrscr();
	ifstream fp;
	fp.open("criminal.txt");

	do
	{char a;
	fp.getline(&record[cricode][1],30,'!')	;  //name
	fp.getline(&record[cricode][2],10,'@');   //cellno
	fp.getline(&record[cricode][3],7,'%');  //agesex
	fp.getline(&record[cricode][4],20,'^');   //crime
	fp.getline(&record[cricode][5],3,'\n');  //sentenced

	cricode++ ;
	}while (fp.eof() == 0);

	cricode--;    //final value of cricode

	fp.close();

	menu(cricode);

    getch();
    }

    void menu(int code)

    {

    fstream fp;
    int hell;
    clrscr();

	cout<<"\n\n";
	cout<<"______________________________________\n";
	cout<<"          L O C A L  M E N U          \n";
	cout<<"______________________________________\n";
	cout<<"\n\n";
	cout<<"\t\t\t"<<"\n\n[1] Create a Record.";

	cout<<"\t\t\t"<<"\n\n[2] Search for a record.";

	cout<<"\t\t\t"<<"\n\n[3] Advance Options.";

	cout<<"\t\t\t"<<"\n\n[4] Display all entries.";

	cout<<"\t\t\t"<<"\n\n[5] Exit       \n    :";

	cin>>hell;

    switch(hell)
       {
	case 1: clrscr();
		inputdata();
		system("pause");
		menu(code);
		break;

	case 2: clrscr();

		char na[30];
		int ch;
		clrscr();
		cout<<"\t\t\t"<<"\nSearch by ->  ";
		cout<<"\t\t\t\t"<<"\n[1] Name			: ";
		cout<<"\t\t\t\t"<<"\n[2] Cell No.	: ";
		cin>>ch;
		switch(ch)
			{
			case 1:
		    cout<<"\n Please Enter Name				: ";
				//gets(na);
				searchrecN(record,code);
				break;
			case 2:
		    cout<<"\n Please Enter Cell No.	   : ";
				//gets(na);
				searchrecC(record,code);

				break;
			default : cout<<"invalid";
			 }
			 menu(code);

	break;

	
	case 4:   clrscr();
			for(int i=0;i<code;i++)
		{
		cout<<"\nName \t Cellno \t age/sex \t crime \t sentenced \n";
	      cout<<record[i][1]; //only one character is displayed of the 
                              // entire word.

    // if i do 
    //puts(record[i][1]); // Error: cannot convert 'int' to 'const char *'
	  }
		cout<<"\n";
		system("pause");
		menu(code);
		break;

	case 5: //clrscr();
		//intro();
		break;

	default:
		cout<<"\a";
       }
    }


    int i; 

    void report(int cc)
    {
	cout	<<record[cc][1]<<"\t"
		<<record[cc][2]<<"\t"
		<<record[cc][3]<<"\t"
		<<record[cc][4]<<"\t"
		<<record[cc][5]<<"\n";
     }

 
    void inputdata()
    {    char ch;
    char recname[30],reccell[10],recagex[7],recrime[20],recsent[3];

    ofstream fp;
    fp.open("criminal.txt", ios::app);

     do
     {
	cout<<"\n[.] Name                       : ";
	gets(recname);

	cout<<"\n[.] Criminal Number            : ";
	gets(reccell);

	cout<<"\n[.] Age/Sex {eg: 21/M}         : ";
	gets(recagex);


	cout<<"\n[.] Select Crime               : ";
	selectcrime(recrime);

	cout<<"\n[.] Sentenced For              : ";
	gets(recsent);

    fp	<<recname
		<<"!"<<reccell
		<<"@"<<recagex
		<<"%"<<recrime
		<<"^"<<recsent
		<<"\n";


  		cout<<"Do you Want to Continue(Y/N): ";
    		cin>>ch;


    	  }while((ch=='y')||(ch=='Y'));
    system("pause");
    }

    void searchrecN(char record[][5], int cricode)
    {
   
      int cnt;
      char search[30];
      cout<<"Enter Cellno.: ";
      gets(search);

      for(i=0;i<cricode;i++)
      {
      if (strcmpi(search,&record[i][1])==0)
	{
		clrscr();
		cout<<"\nRecord Found.";
		cout<<"\nLoading Info......";

		system("pause");
		report(i);
		cnt=1;
		break;
	}
    }


    if(cnt==0)
    {
    clrscr();
    cout<<"\n ***Record does not exist*** ";
    cout<<"\n ***Redirecting***\n";
    system("pause");
    }

    }

  
    void searchrecC(char record[][5], int cricode)
    {  
      int cnt;
      char search[10];
      cout<<"Enter Cellno.: ";
      gets(search);

      for(i=0;i<cricode;i++)
      {
      if (strcmpi(search,&record[i][2])==0)
	{
		clrscr();
		cout<<"\nRecord Found.";
		cout<<"\nLoading Info......";

		system("pause");
		report(i);

		cnt=1;
		break;
	}
    }


    if(cnt==0)
    {
    clrscr();
    cout<<"\n ***Record does not exist*** ";
    cout<<"\n ***Redirecting***\n";
    system("pause");
    }

    }


    void displaydata(int c)
    {
    clrscr();
    
    fstream fp;
 
    	for(i=0;i<c;i++)
    	{
    	cout<<"Name\tCellno\tage/sex\tcrime\tsentenced";
	    cout	<<record[i][1]<<"\t"<<record[i][2]<<"\t"
        		<<record[i][3]<<"\t"<<record[i][4]<<"\t"
        		<<record[i][5]<<"\n";
    	}
           /*	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Criminal No.          :  ";
    	puts(record[i][2]);
    
    	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Age/Sex               :  ";
    	puts(record[i][3]);

    	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Alleged for :         :  ";
          //	puts(obj[i].category);
  
    	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Crime                 :  ";
           puts(record[i][4]);



           //	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Expenses per month    :  ";
    	puts(record[i][4]);

          /*	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Expenses per Month    :  ";
	    cout<<exp;

    	cout<<setw(100)<<"\n[.] Sentenced for         :  ";
	    puts(record[i][5]); */
    }




