thanks for all the help..the only thing i cant figure out now is how to put the actual text file in. the text is :

this is a file containing lots of
words with whitespace such as tabs and...

could you help me get started on this program. i dont want u write the program for me, i just would like to know what steps i have to take to figure it out on my own

i am taking a cpsc 140 class and i'm a little confused how to begin my assignment. Write a C++ program that reads in an unknown number of characters from the a text file, count the number of words,...