Can't write to file

I can open the file, but all I get is the run window that says press any key to continue and when I press a key it closes the window.
Here is my code

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <algorithm>
int getNumbers(int &);


using namespace std;
int main()

{

        //declare Variables

        string clerkid  = "";
        string name      = "";
        string address  = "";
        string city      = "";
        string state    = "";
        string hyphfill  = "";

        int zip  = 0;
    int ssn  = 0;
    int visa = 0;
        int pin  = 0;

        //opens file CCApp.txt

        ifstream inFile;
        inFile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios::in);
        if(inFile.is_open())
       
        {           
               
getline(inFile,clerkid,'#');

               
                       
while(!inFile.eof())

                {       
       
                        inFile>>ssn;
                    inFile.ignore(1);
                        getline(inFile,name,'#');
                        getline(inFile,address,'#');
                        getline(inFile,city,'#');
                        getline(inFile,state,'#');

                        inFile>>zip;
                        inFile.ignore(1);
                        inFile>>pin;
                        inFile.ignore(1);
                        inFile>>visa;
                        inFile.ignore(2);


                        cout<<left<<setw(25)<<setfill(' ')<<"NAME"<<"  "<<setw(25)<<"ADDRESS"<<"  "<<left<<setw(16)<<"CITY"<<"  "<<setw(2)<<
                        left<<"ST"<<" "<<setw(5)<<left<<"ZIP";
       
       
                        cout<<left<<setw(25)<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(25)<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<left<<setw(16)<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(2)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<" "<<
                        setw(5)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill;

                        cout<<left<<setw(25)<<setfill(' ')<<name<<"  "<<setw(25)<<address<<"  "<<left<<setw(16)<<city<<"  "<<setw(2)<<left<<state<<" "<<setw(5)<<right<<
                        setfill('0')<<zip<<endl;
       
                        cout<<setw(7)<<left<<"CLERKID"<<"  "<<setw(9)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<"SSN"<<"  "<<setw(4)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<"PIN"<<"  "<<setw(5)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<"VISA"<<"  "<<endl;
                       
                        cout<<setw(7)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(9)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(4)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<setw(5)<<left<<setfill('-')<<hyphfill<<"  "<<endl;
   
                        cout << setw(7) << left << setfill(' ') << clerkid
                                <<"  "<<setw(9)<<right<<setfill('0')<<ssn<<"  "<<setw(4)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<pin<<"  "<<setw(5)<<left<<setfill(' ')<<visa<<"  "<<endl;
                               
               
                        cout<<endl;
                        cout<<endl;
                       
                        getline(inFile,clerkid,'#');

                                       
                       
                }
        }
          else
         
          {cout<<"File not opened"<<endl;}
          inFile.close();

          cout << endl;
          return 0;

}//end main

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Learning how to debug a program is as important as learning how to "write" a program. Run time bugs seem harder to find than compile time bugs. I'd suggest learning how to use your debugger (if you have one) or do what I do and generously sprinkle cout statements throughout your code to see if you can track down the error. For example:

Code:

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if(inFile.is_open())
{
  cout << "file open" << endl;
  cin.get();

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will confirm that the file is open and force the program to wait at that point until you can think about the results.

Maybe it's as simple as doing this:

cout << setf(ios::left)

instead of

cout << left

Who knows.

I am wondering if it has anything to do with the program that saves the file. Here is the code for that program

[CODE] #include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<string>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<ctime>
#include<fstream>
#include<algorithm>
int getpin(int & );
int i;



using namespace std;

int main()
{

//declare variables

string clerkId ="";
int ssn =0;
string name ="";
string address ="";
string city ="";
string state ="";
int zip =0;
int pin = 0;
int visa = 0;

//enter input itesm to a file

ofstream outfile;
outfile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios::out);

if(outfile.is_open())
{

//Clerk is to enter ID for login Information

cout<<"Enter ClerkId: ";
getline(cin, clerkId);

//This will Loop Through Program and then Exit Loop
//Once Clerk-ID id Null

while(clerkId != "xx")
{

//Get Name Address City State Zip Social Security Number


cout <<"Enter SSN: ";
cin>>ssn;
cin.ignore(1);
cout <<"Enter Name: ";
getline(cin, name);
cout <<"Enter Address: ";
getline(cin, address);
cout <<"Enter City: ";
getline(cin, city);
cout <<"Enter State: ";
getline(cin, state);
cout <<"Enter Zip: ";
cin>>zip;
pin = getpin(visa);
cin.ignore(1);
cin.ignore(1);

// Format Title Lines for Name, Address, City, State, and Zip

cout<<setw(25)<<left<<"Name"<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<"Address"<<" "
<<setw(16)<<left<<"City"<<" "<<setw(2)<<"ST"<<" "<<setw(5)<<left<<"Zip"<<endl;


//Format Display Output

cout<<setw(25)<<left<<name<<" "<<setw(25)<<left<<address<<" "
<<setw(16)<<left<<city<<" "<<setw(2)<<state<<" "<<setw(5)<<setfill('0')<<right<<zip<<endl;
cout<<setw(2)<<left<<"ClerkID"<<" "<<setw(9)<<setfill(' ')<<left<<"SSN"<<endl;
cout<<setw(2)<<left<<clerkId<<" "<<setw(9)<<left<<ssn<<endl;


cout<<"Enter ClerkId: ";
getline(cin, clerkId);


}
}
else
{cout<<"File not Open"<<endl;}
outfile.close();
return 0;

}

int getpin(int & visa)

{



srand(time(NULL));

visa = 10000 + rand()%(99999-10000 + 1);
return 10000 + rand()%(9999-1000 + 1);

}

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Any and all help please, I am going nuts with this one.