not making sense

I am writing code that opens and reads from a file.
In the code the user inputs file name to read, if file name not found
then code is to ask user for correct file name

In c++ a flag is set to give fail for finding file. The instructor emailed the class and told us to use this code

Code:

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infile.clear

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to clear the flag

I do this and yes it clears the flag but it also clears everything in the file that I am reading from.

Is there another way to clear the flag, am i misunderstanding the instructor.

I can get the program to do what it needs to do except for this error test.

thanks

fixed !!
used

Code:

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cout.clear()

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instead of

Code:

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infile.clear()

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thanks!