Reading Text files

Is there a way to read a text file if you are using a string from a structure as the text file to open?
For instance, I have a program that searches for text files and as it searches it stores the name of the text in a structure.
Later I want to be able to open this text file for reading.
I have only seen instances where the text file is already given to you.
like this

Code:

readfile = fopen("textfile.txt","r");

Is there a way I can read using the .name component of this structure

Code:

typedef struct 
{
char name[30];
int position;
int chars;
int newlines;
}TXT;

int main(void)
{
FILE *readfile;

Any help, I would appreciate greatly

Sure if the char name[] field has a string in it you would just use it like:

Code:

.
.
.
TXT txt;
FILE* readfile;
readfile = fopen(txt.name, "r");
.
.
.

However this is a C++ board and it should be done with C++:

Code:

#include <fstream>
using namespace std; // shortcut not recommended in real situations
.
.
.
TXT txt;
ifstream fin(txt.name);
.
.
.

You should also consider using the string class in place of char*.