ifstream read-in error infinite entries

After I press enter the code stops and lets me press enter forever; it won't terminate or proceed with the program. What do I do??? This is due in 1 hour help pls... T_T
Output:

Greetings!
Enter
number of banks would you like to analyze: 2
Please enter file name:
alpha_bank.txt



//Then after that it lets me press enter forever
and doesn't do anything
// also alpha_bank is a text file in the same folder
as this file

my code:

Code:

#include <iostream>

Code:

#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <cmath>

using namespace std;

bool openAndVerify(ifstream &, string &);
double averageCalc(ifstream &, string &);
double stndrdDevCalc(ifstream &, string &, double);
void print(double, double, string);
string getBankName(ifstream &, string &);

int main() {

	int counter, numDesired;
	double mean, stndrdDev;
	string bankName, fileName;
	ifstream inputFile;
	double min = 0;
	string betterBank;
	cout << "Greetings!\nEnter number of banks would you like to analyze: ";
	cin >> numDesired;
	counter = 0;

	while(counter < numDesired) { 

		if(openAndVerify(inputFile,fileName) == false) {
			cout << "Error: bad file name. Program terminated!" << endl;
			return 0;
		} else {
		
			bankName = getBankName(inputFile, fileName);

			cout << bankName;

			mean = averageCalc(inputFile, fileName);
	
			stndrdDev = stndrdDevCalc(inputFile, fileName, mean);

			if (stndrdDev < min){

				betterBank = bankName;		

			}		
		
			print(stndrdDev, mean, bankName);
		
			counter++;
		}

	}
	
	cout << betterBank << " is the preferred bank because it has the lowest standard deviation." << endl;

	return 0;

}


// PART A

bool openAndVerify(ifstream &inputFile, string &fileName) {

	cout << "Please enter file name: ";
	cin >> fileName;

	inputFile.open(fileName.c_str());
	
	if(inputFile.fail()) {

		inputFile.close();
		return false; 

	} else {

		inputFile.close();
		return true; 

	}


}


// PART B

double averageCalc(ifstream &inputFile, string &fileName) {

	int numEntries = 0;
	double time, sum;
	sum = 0;
	inputFile.open(fileName.c_str());
	inputFile.ignore(500, '\n');
	//getline(inputFile, fileName)

	while(!inputFile.eof()) {

		inputFile >> time;
		sum += time;
		numEntries++;

	}
		
	inputFile.close();

	return sum / numEntries;

}


// PART C

double stndrdDevCalc(ifstream &inputFile, string &fileName, double mean) {

	int numEntries = 0;
	double time, stndrdDevCalcNumerator = 0;

	inputFile.open(fileName.c_str());
	inputFile.ignore(500, '\n');
	
	while(!inputFile.eof()) {

		inputFile >> time;
		stndrdDevCalcNumerator += pow((time - mean), 2);
		numEntries++;
	
	}

	inputFile.close();

	return sqrt(stndrdDevCalcNumerator / (numEntries - 1));
	

}

// Part D

void print(double stndrdDev, double mean, string bankName) {

	cout << "===============================================" << endl;
	cout << "Bank Name: " << bankName << endl;
	cout << setprecision(1) << showpoint << fixed;
	cout << "Average wait time: " << mean << endl;
	cout << "Standard Deviation of the wait time list: " << stndrdDev << endl;
	cout << "===============================================" << endl << endl;

}

string getBankName(ifstream &inputFile, string &fileName) {

	string bankName;
	inputFile.open(fileName.c_str());
	inputFile >> bankName;
	return bankName;
	
}

Open AND verify?

inputFile.close();
return true;

So why do you close it when returning success?

I just tried deleting the [code] inputFile.close() [\close]
I think you're right. I shouldn't close it; however it doesn't fix the problem. It's still letting me enter forever...
Not sure what to do...

why does no one help me...

> inputFile.ignore(500, '\n');
Why do you burn a line at the start?

> while(!inputFile.eof())
See this
SourceForge.net: Feof - cpwiki

> inputFile >> time;
If this does NOT convert a time, then this loop will go on forever.
Ideally, the whole loop should be

Code:

while (  inputFile >> time ) {
        sum += time;
        numEntries++;
}

> inputFile.close();
Again with the closing of the file before you're done reading it.
See part C, which also reads the file.

Also consider that when you've read the file once, you need to seek back to the start to read it again (and possibly clear the end of file condition).