Can't open save File!!

[WackoWolf]

It seems that I can't open the save file, I have a checker in the code and it says Unable to open file. Can someone tell me why I can't open the file so that I can write to it.

Thank You

#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())
	
	{

	   cout << "Unable to open file.  Press <Enter> to quit." << endl;
	   cin.get();
	   return 1;
		    
		
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

[WackoWolf]

I have been trying to figure this out for over 2 days now, Any and help needed.

[Prelude]

>if(inFile.is_open())
If the file is open you print an error saying that it's not open and terminate?

>inFile.open("WACKOFILE.dat", ios::in);
inFile is an ifstream, you don't need to specify an open mode unless you need extra stuff like binary orientation.

>return 1;
1 isn't a portable return value. Perhaps EXIT_FAILURE from <cstdlib> would be more appropriate.

>while(!inFile.eof())
Bad idea. <stream>.eof() returns true only after a read attempt has failed, so you'll process the last valid record twice.