Thread: Help naming files

Hello All,

I currently am writing a program that creates recipe text files. I have a folder on my desktop to hold the files. My program asks the the user to name the recipe using the std::getline function. I want to use that variable to name the file at a certain path. Here is my code:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    std::string name, category, group, style, prep, ingred, instruct, notes;
    char answer;

    //Recipe information questions:

    std::cout<<"Recipe name?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, name );
    ofstream recipe("C:\\Users\\Tony\\Desktop\\magic cookbook\\",name);            //names the recipe file

    std::cout<<"\n\nCategory?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, category );
    recipe << "Recipe Category: ";
    recipe << category;

    std::cout<<"\n\nFood Group?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, group );

    std::cout<<"\n\nFood Style?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, style );

    std::cout<<"\n\nPrep Time?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, prep);

    std::cout<<"\n\nRecipe Ingredients?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, ingred );

    std::cout<<"\n\nCooking Instructions?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, instruct );

    std::cout<<"\n\nServing Notes?\n\n";
    std::getline ( std::cin, notes );

    //outputing the recipe

    cout<<"\n\nView Recipe? y/n?\n\n";
    cin>> answer;

    if (answer == 'y')
        {
            std::cout<<"\n\n" << name <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Category: "<< category <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Food Group: "<< group <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Food Style: "<< style <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Prep Time: "<< prep <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Ingredients: "<< ingred <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Cooking Instructions: "<< instruct <<"\n\n";
            std::cout<<"Serving Notes: "<< notes <<"\n\n";
        }

}

Here are my errors:
C:\Users\Tony\Desktop\magic cookbook\magic2\main.cpp|16|error: no matching function for call to `std::basic_ofstream<char, std::char_traits<char> >::basic_ofstream(const char[38], std::string&)'|


I'm modifying the last program that I made just to display the input that the user gave.
Eventually I want to program to gather all the input and save it as a file.

How do I use that path for the file and add the variable name at the end?

Thanks,
Tony

Why not std::ofstream just like everything else?

Originally Posted by tabstop

Why not std::ofstream just like everything else?

Didn't know you can do that. I'm pretty much a programing novice. I'll try it and report back thanks!

Actually now that I look at it, you've got using namespace so you're fine.

Why are you trying to give two things to the constructor? The constructor doesn't want two things.

Originally Posted by tabstop

Actually now that I look at it, you've got using namespace so you're fine.

Why are you trying to give two things to the constructor? The constructor doesn't want two things.

I want the program to save the file to the C:\Users\Tony\Desktop\magic cookbook\ directory with what ever name the want to name it. EX: chicken.txt.

I just want to make sure they are placed in the right folder.