Reading from a file inputted by user

I'm trying to get file i/o working for my program. I've gotten it to read from a file when I go and do:

Code:

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ifstream fin("Info3.txt");
fin.getline(cipher, *sizeOfMessage, '\n');

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The program reads the file and there are no problems. The thing I want to do is ask the user for the filename and insert the filename where Info3.txt is. The problem with doing that from what I've figured out is that the program believes that the variable is the filename. The only thing I could think of that would fix this is to go like this:

Code:

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ifstream fin(userInput);
fin.getline(cipher, *sizeOfMessage, '\n');

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Where I have the variable userInput which contains the filename. But I would have to write code that would insert quotation marks at the beginning and end of the variable userInput

Does anyone have any ideas to fix this other than the way I came up with?

Thanks,

...Dan

erm I take it you hasve the input name as a string?

I think you use ifstream fin( userinput.c_str() );

you could also just get the name of the file then add ".txt" or otrher fileextensions to it.

Edit:

Code:

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userinput = userinput + ".txt"                               

//if you want to add the file extension rather than the user input it

ifstream fin ( userinput.c_str() );

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Alright that makes sense...I saw something like that on the net when I was searching. I'll give it a try.

Thanks,

...Dan

Sorry I jsut added the code abvove...if it works....I am a noob btw so I could be horribly wrong...it just worked in my programs

What you originally had worked. Thanks :)

...Dan

wow cool :)