compile error

heyas,

i know this is a very big ask, but im recieving the following error and its driving me n_u_t_s. ill post both the error and the class that's causing it, any assistance or suggestions would be much appreciated. also if anyone can tell me how to identify and read these types of errors i'd be very thankful.

tia
-twans

Code:

/usr/include/g++/bits/ios_base.h: In copy constructor `std::basic_ios<char,
   std::char_traits<char> >::basic_ios(const std::basic_ios<char,
   std::char_traits<char> >&)':
/usr/include/g++/bits/ios_base.h:668: error: `std::ios_base::ios_base(const
   std::ios_base&)' is private
PlayFileMAPRecord.cc:69: error: within this context
/usr/include/g++/streambuf: In copy constructor `std::basic_filebuf<char,
   std::char_traits<char> >::basic_filebuf(const std::basic_filebuf<char,
   std::char_traits<char> >&)':
/usr/include/g++/streambuf:921: error: `std::basic_streambuf<_CharT,
   _Traits>::basic_streambuf(const std::basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>&)
   [with _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>]' is private
PlayFileMAPRecord.cc:69: error: within this context


**************************************************************************
class
**************************************************************************

#include "PlayFileMAPRecord.h"

#include<iostream>
#include <fstream>



using namespace std;



PlayFileMAPRecord::PlayFileMAPRecord(void){

           // default constructor

}



PlayFileMAPRecord::PlayFileMAPRecord(string pFileName){


	sizeLines=0;
	char line[10000];

        filename = pFileName;
	//open passed filename

	fileIn.open(pFileName.c_str());



                while(!fileIn.eof()){
			fileIn.getline(line,'\n');



			//increments counter to get valid size value                	
			sizeLines++;

		}


        //close file -reading complete
	fileIn.close();

}

int

PlayFileMAPRecord::size(void) const {

        return sizeLines;

}


void

PlayFileMAPRecord::print(void) const {

       cout << myLine;

}


ostream&

PlayFileMAPRecord::operator<<(ostream& o) {

       this->print();

}

PlayFileMAPRecord
PlayFileMAPRecord::operator[](int index) const{
	sizeLines=0;
	char line[10000];

	//open passed filename

	fileIn2.open(filename.c_str());



                while(!fileIn2.eof()){
			
			fileIn2.getline(line,'\n');

			sizeLines++;
			if(sizeLines==index) {
				myLine = line;
				//close file -reading complete
				fileIn2.close();
				return *this;  
			}            	
			

		}


        //close file -reading complete (nothing found)
	fileIn2.close();
}

fileIn.getline(line, 10000);
fileIn2.getline(line, 10000);

thanks for your reply,

it made no effect on the errors however.

just out of curisity will it take the first 10000 lines OR newline, which ever is first? i cannot guarentee anything other than the line will not exceed that many chars..

>> return *this;
Your class contains stream objects which cannot be copied.

gg