Thread: String instead of char

Why cant i use string instead of char for the user input in this function?

Code:

ifstream* openFile(){
          
        ifstream* file1 = 0;
        for(;;)
        {
            char fileName[88];
            cout << "Enter the name of your file: " << endl;
            cin >> fileName;
            file1 = new ifstream(fileName);
            if (file1 -> good())
            {
                break;
            }
            cerr << "\nThere is no file, named --> " << fileName << " <-- in your folder.\n\n" << endl;
            delete file1;
        }
        return file1;
}

Thanks in advance!