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    I was wondering if it would be possible to open up the last used file whenever my prog starts?

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    Here's an easy way round that:
    save the name of the last used file name when the program ends in another file and hence open the last used file.

    I should write a book:
    "Practical Thinking From A Noob To A Noob"

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    i keep getting this message "..." undeclared [first use this function]. What does it mean by that???

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    I got the nameof last used file output sorted but how do i get my prog to search for that file and open it???

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    read into the saved name of the file with a string and then use that exact string to open the file...just like you got a user to enter the name into a string.

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    I just get an error when i try to do that so heres my code tell me whats going wrong:
    Code:
    ifstream d_file("Txt_log.txt");
                getline(cin,txt);
                ifstream e_file(txt);
                getline(cin,txtt);
                cout<< txtt;

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    could someone tell me wahts the matter with the code above?

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    Code:
    ifstream d_file("Txt_log.txt");
                getline(cin,txt);
                ifstream e_file(txt.c_str());
                getline(cin,txtt);
                cout<< txtt;
    Try that...

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    well im kinda a newb too... but it looks to me that you have to do this
    Code:
    ifstream d_file("Txt_log.txt");
                getline(d_file,txt);
                ifstream e_file(txt.c_str());
                getline(e_file,txtt);
                cout<< txtt;
    From your code... your using getline as to get input from the user... that what CIN buffer is for...

    But if you want to get input from a file... u use the file name instead, as the buffer...

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    Still not working, thanx though.

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    Can someone plz help me?????

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    Quote Originally Posted by L_U_K_E
    Can someone plz help me?????
    Possibly if you show the code that doesn't work.
    Kurt

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    yes... what specifically isn't working?

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    Could someone ave a lokk at this code im trying to make it copy the text from one file and paste it into another...
    Code:
    cout<<"Please enter the directory and filename and extension: ";
                      getline(cin,x);
                      ifstream a_file(x.c_str());
                      getline(a_file,a);
                      cout<<"Please enter the directory and filename and extension of the second file: ";
                      getline(cin,c);
                      ofstream b_file(c.c_str(),ios::app);
                      cout<< a;
                      cin.get();
                      cin.get();
                      system ("cls");
                      break;

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    if you change
    Code:
    cout<< a;
    to
    Code:
    b_file<< a;
    this program would append the first line of a_file to b_file.
    Kurt

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