I need help with saving inputted text to a file.

I'm making a DOS text editor (Yeah i know, dumb idea.) but I cant get the outputted file to display the whole of what the user inputted.

It can't be ultimate.h being included, because it will compile if I
remove the "string variable;" line.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Code:

 #include "ultimate.h"
 using namespace std;
 string variable;
int main()
{
HANDLE hStdout;
hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout, BACKGROUND_BLUE);
    cout<<"                       ---[The Civic Wordedit]---                           _ X"<<endl;
    textcolor(LIGHTGRAY);
    char variable;
cin >>	variable;
	ofstream fout;                           // this means tha fout acts for ofstream
	fout.open("file.txt");                  // I have no clue how to have the user pick the file name
	fout << "your variable: " <<  variable << endl;				// this couts(or fouts) wutever is in the variable calle "varibakle" into file.txt
	fout.close();
    system("pause");
return 0;
}

Just what is in this "ultimate.h" file?

it contains include commands for common included files such as iostream.h and stdlib.h . I use it as a shortcut.

That's bad practice. Just put the includes in the source file you're using them directly in. To use the string library:

Code:

#include <string>

using namespace std;

he doesnt really care (i know him on aim) its not like matters it gives you less to look @t

If he wants to practice inefficient programming methods, that's up to 'im

ok.. wutever

Does it only output the first letter? that may be because variable is only a char. and why did you make it a global string? Maybe i am still too much of a n00b, but, that doesn't look right to me.

well, it outputs one word and leaves out the first letter. I'm about to give up on this one, lol.

try making the 'variable' variable an array of chars. I'd try compiling your code, but I dont know whats in "Ultimate.h"...

And God Dammit Civx! Fix your avatar!

Heres the code with ultimate.h translated.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <io.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <string>

 using namespace std;
 
char main()
{
startwrite:HANDLE hStdout;
hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(hStdout, BACKGROUND_BLUE);
    cout<<"                       ---[The Civic Wordedit]---                           _ X"<<endl;
    textcolor(LIGHTGRAY);

    cin.get();
	ofstream fout;
    char variable[0];
    cin>>variable;
                                 
	fout.open("file.txt");
    fout<<variable;
    fout.close();
    cin.get();
     
return 0;
}

And im making a new avatar in flash

Originally posted by face_master
And God Dammit Civx! Fix your avatar!

Ever consider that the little red X is his avatar? Hmmmm???

Urh... you're not using even a 1/4 of the stuff you're including. Talk about unnessecary compile time...

Also, int main () is the standard, just pointing that out...

An array of 0 elements isn't a good idea either

Yeh i copied that directly from my complier. I had been playing around with various lines...