Thread: fprintf vs fout

The following thread describes a couple ways to skin the cat.
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=21714

I started and got my program working using a simple logfile...

Code:

    cout << "Log filename: ? ";
    cin >> logName;               // could put this in the main() and then echo to the logfile 
    ofstream fout(logName);   // open for writing                                               
    fout << logName << endl << endl;      //include date and time next
    while(1) { fout << lots of data ...}

But now I want to align the columns of my output data, etc.

How do I go about getting the fprintf formatting in std:: ofstream?
I can't find the magic url with what I'm looking for.

Thanks

Answers found...Thanks, I also found these links with examples showing usage.

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/i.../manipulators/
http://www.awprofessional.com/articl...70770&seqNum=4 (accelerated C++)

FYI - if you think of each line as a column, it helps in organizing code layout.

Code:

        fout << dec << "Item: ";
        fout.width(3); fout << left << j << " Counts: ";
        fout.width(8); fout << data[j] << " Rate: ";
        fout.width(8); fout << rate[j] << endl;

Dave.end