Input file will not open

[passiontrip]

I cannot for the life of me figure out why every time I run this my input file fails to open. I have the weatherData.txt full of numbers I plan on setting to variables and plugging into equations but I just can't get the file to open.

Note that I'm not getting a failed error for my output file. I don't have a test.txt because I assume I never output anything to it so that is ok correct?

Thank you in advance for any help!

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

void open_files(ifstream& in_stream, ofstream& out_stream);

int main()
{
    ifstream in_stream;
    ofstream out_stream;

    in_stream.open("weatherData.txt");
    out_stream.open("test.txt");

    open_files(in_stream, out_stream);

    in_stream.close();
    out_stream.close();

    return 0;
}

void open_files(ifstream& in_stream, ofstream& out_stream)
{
    in_stream.open("weatherData.txt");
    if(in_stream.fail())
    {
        cout << "Input file opening failed.\n";
        exit(1);

    }

    out_stream.open("test.txt");
    if(out_stream.fail())
    {
        cout << "Output file opening failed.\n";
        exit(1);

    }
}

[tpb]

The open is failing in open_files because you've already opened it in main. In the listing above, all you need to do is remove lines 14 and 15.

[passiontrip]

Very true I don't know why I didn't catch that considering my function name is literally open_files. Unfortunately though I'm still unable to open this input file with those changes

[tpb]

In that case it's probably not in the right place. Are you using an IDE? If so, which one?

[passiontrip]

Ah I figured out my pathing was bad! Manually wrote it out now and the error stopped. Thank you though for pointing out I was opening it twice!