Thread: I/O Stream

inStream.open("A:gradefile.txt");

If you're using a Windows operating system, your using the wrong format for your file name. If you navigate to the file on your computer, you'll see A:\ as the directory, and in C++, you have to use \\ to represent a \ because a \ is an escape character. Try this:

inStream.open("A:\\gradefile.txt");

If the file was on your A drive in a folder called Data, you would need to do this:

inStream.open("A:\\Data\\gradefile.txt");

Yo, dog, where did you get the idea that your program isn't reading from the file?

You say it appears to be accessing the drive. How would you know that it isn't reading from it? This program has no output, screen or file, as far as I can see. You didn't say anything about it crashing or hanging, so I assume it's running OK. So where's the problem?

Add some output & it will be fine.

(I put a little input file on a floppy & your program read it and processed it with no difficulty.)

Originally posted by kylesbigdog
#include <fstream>
#include<iostream>
using std::ifstream;
using std::ofstream;
using std::endl;
using std::cout;
using std::ios;

You don't need to specify all of those using's. All you need to do is type: using namespace std; and it will make it so you can use cout, etc without putting the std:: in front of it. For more on namespaces, http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284351

I am posting this because you did not use code tags on this thread. In the furture please use Code Tags. They make your code MUCH easier to read and people will be much more likely to help you if you do. And they'll be happier about helping you

For example:

Without code tags:

for(int i=0;i<5;i++)
{
cout << "No code tags are bad";
}

With Code Tags:

Code:

for(int i=0;i<5;i++)
{
     cout << "This code is easy to read";
}

This is of course a basic example...more complicated code is even easier to read with code tags than without.

I've added code tags for you this time. They can be added by putting [code] at the beginning of your code and [/code] at the end. More information on code tags may be found on the code tag post at the top of every forum. I also suggest you take a look at the board guildlines if you have not done so already.

This is a common first post mistake, just remember to use [code] tags in the future and you'll get much more help.

If this is your first time posting here the welcome, and if there's anything I can do or any questions I can answer about these forums, or anything else, please feel free and welcome to PM me.


Good Luck with your program,

Kermi3
Lead Moderator

Originally posted by 7stud
inStream.open("A:gradefile.txt");

If you're using a Windows operating system, your using the wrong format for your file name. If you navigate to the file on your computer, you'll see A:\ as the directory, and in C++, you have to use \\ to represent a \ because a \ is an escape character. Try this:

inStream.open("A:\\gradefile.txt");

If the file was on your A drive in a folder called Data, you would need to do this:

inStream.open("A:\\Data\\gradefile.txt");

Greetings,

Actually

Code:

std::ifstream ifs("a:/data/gradefile.txt");

works just fine in windows.