2d char array from file

[rvevea]

What I'm trying to do:

I'd like to fill a 2d char array with words read in from an ifstream.
I'd like to fill the array until the loop reads a '\n' and then jump a dimension in the array.

ex:
array[0][0] = A
array[1][0] = P
array[2][0] = P
array[3][0] = L
array[4][0] = E

array[0][1] = I
array[1][2] = D
array[2][3] = U
array[3][4] = M
array[4][5] = B

And now i'm confused =(

Here's what I though would work:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>


using namespace std;

int main() {
char array[20][4];
char next;
int acount = 0, bcount = 0;
ifstream file;

file.open("test.txt");

    while (! file.eof()) {
    file.get(next);
        if (next != '\n') {
            while (next != '\n') {
            array[acount][bcount] = next;
            file.get(next);
            acount++;
            }
        }
        else if (next == '\n') {
        acount = 0;
        bcount++;
        array[acount][bcount] = next;
        }
    }
    
for (int i = 0; i < 21; i++) {
    for (int j = 0; j < 5; j++) {
        cout << array[i][j];
    }
}


system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

Any help or tips much appreciated!

[ModShop]

Try this:

char array[20][4];
ifstream file("file.txt");

for (int y = 0; y<20; y++){
    for (int x = 0; x<4; x++){
        file >> array[y][x];}}

EDIT: Nevermind.