writing problems

I decided not to call programs within a program just yet. However,
my program finally gives me the 4 highest numbers (on the screen) using:

Code:

cout << indexoffirst << " = "<< first << endl << endl;
cout << indexofsecond << " = " << second<< endl << endl;
cout << indexofthird << " = " << third << endl << endl;
cout << indexoffourth << " = " << fourth << endl <<endl;

Now I'm trying to get the program to write this info in a file. I first created / opened the file for reading using:

Code:

ifstream c_file ( "D:\\LotteryPrograms\\Fla_Mega_Money\\Highest_Frequencies.txt" );

    if (!c_file )
    {
    out << "Can't open input file" << " Highest_Frequencies.txt " << endl << endl;
    cin.get();
    exit(1);
    }

I then opened the file for writing using:

Code:

        
ofstream c_file ( "D:\\LotteryPrograms\\Fla_Mega_Money\\Highest_Frequencies.txt" );

    if (! c_file )
    {
    cout << "Can't open input file " << endl << endl;
    cin.get();
    exit(1);

I then try to write into the file using:

Code:

  c_file >> indexoffirst >> " = " >> first >> endl >> endl;
    c_file >> indexofsecond >> " = " >> second >> endl >> endl;
    c_file >> indexofthird >> " = " >> third >> endl >> endl;
    c_file >> indexoffourth >> " = " >> fourth >> endl >> endl;

but the writing is not happening... I get the following errors on build:

Code:

Error 1 error C2371: 'c_file' : redefinition; different basic types
Error 3 error C2088: '>>' : illegal for class
7 IntelliSense: no operator ">>" matches these operands

The part that I'm having trouble with is code:

Code:

  cout << indexoffirst << " = "<< first << endl << endl;
  cout << indexofsecond << " = " << second<< endl << endl;
  cout << indexofthird << " = " << third << endl << endl;
  cout << indexoffourth << " = " << fourth << endl <<endl;

        
        
        ifstream c_file ( "D:\\LotteryPrograms\\Fla_Mega_Money\\Highest_Frequencies.txt" );

            if (!c_file )
            {
            cout << "Can't open input file" << " Highest_Frequencies.txt " << endl << endl;
            cin.get();
            exit(1);
            }
        
        
        
        ofstream c_file ( "D:\\LotteryPrograms\\Fla_Mega_Money\\Highest_Frequencies.txt" );

            if (! c_file )
            {
                cout << "Can't open input file " << endl << endl;
                cin.get();
                exit(1);
            }


        c_file >> indexoffirst >> " = " >> first >> endl >> endl;
        c_file >> indexofsecond >> " = " >> second >> endl >> endl;
        c_file >> indexofthird >> " = " >> third >> endl >> endl;
        c_file >> indexoffourth >> " = " >> fourth >> endl >> endl;

Where am I wrong? . . . . therry

Code:

Error 1 error C2371: 'c_file' : redefinition; different basic types

use different varable names for the input- and output-stream.

BTW you cannot read into endl;
Kurt