how do i get a user input string for file input/upload to work?
int main()
{
string P = "";
cout << "Input Directery Example: \" C:\\Users\\mugen\\Desktop\\data.txt \" " << endl;
getline(cin, P);
ofstream fileOut(P); //does not seem to read string "P" how do i get it to work
system("pause");
}i don't have to overload "ofstream.open()" do it if so what is the definition for it...i haven't learned more then operation overload yet!!!
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ofstream fileOut(P.c_str());instead ofofstream fileOut(P);:) ...> ofstream requires the filename to be passed as a
const char*, thec_str()method from the string class will convert the string which contains the filename to aconst char*and return it (the string itself remains …
> Try ofstream fileOut(P.c_str()); instead of ofstream fileOut(P); :) ...
> ofstream requires the filename to be passed as a const char* , the c_str() method from the string class will convert the string which contains the filename to a const char* and return it (the string itself remains intact) ...
Can you explain: why quotes in the prompt message? Did you want to delude a user? If he/she types the name with quotes (by example) you can't use it as a file path in open function...
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