[Tutor] saveing and loading text data

[Jacob Mansfield]

 hi everyone, I'm a bit new here but i was wondering if someone could check
some of my code, it's not doing quite what it's meant to. the problem is
when you start the application again and enter the databox.txt to load from
thanks

Databox_2_0.py:

import sys, os
pygame.init()
def load(filename):
    if filename != '':
        e = 1
        dec = "placeholder"
        fic = open(filename, "r")
        while dec != '':
            num = str(e)
            print "found " + num + " enteries"
            dec = fic.readline(e)
            databox[e] = dec
            dec = fic.readline((e+1))
            databox2[e] = dec
            e = e+1
        fic.close()
    else:
        return 0
def search():
    print "\n"
    x = 1
    items = len(databox)
    ins = items+1
    while ins > x :
        dac = databox[x]
        dac2 = databox2[x]
        x = x + 1
        print dac + " " + dac2
    print "\n\n"

def add():
    dat = raw_input("First name.\n")
    dat2 = raw_input("\nSecond name.\n")
    items = len(databox)
    ins = items+1
    databox[ins] = dat
    databox2[ins] = dat2
    print "Done.\n\n"
def exitprog():
    fic = open('databox.txt','w')
    print "saveing\n"
    x = 1
    items = len(databox)
    ins = items+1
    while ins > x :
        dac = databox[x]
        dac2 = databox2[x]
        x = x + 1
        fic.write(dac)
        fic.write(dac2)
    fic.close()
    print "goodbye"
    pygame.time.delay(900)
    exit()
databox = dict()
databox2 = dict()
go = raw_input("filename, blank for none.\n")
load(go)
while True:
    print "Welcome to databox V2.0."
    print "     1. Searth the database."
    print "     2. Add a record."
    print "     3. Exit."
    inme = raw_input("Please make a selection.\n")
    if inme == "1":
        search()
    elif inme == "2":
        add()
    elif inme == "3":
        exitprog()
    else:
        print "input not recignised."
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