unabel to resolve identifyer myfile

[markkirby]

Could some body please explan why this code dose not work

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

fstream myfile ;

myfile.open (file location) // it is a photo .jpeg and this is the line that is the problem

return 0;
}

All I want it to do is open the specifyed picture

thanks

[Zhuge]

Please post working code. The problem likely lies in what "file location" is.

[markkirby]

my actual code is this it is just a start menu for a game


#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "links.h"
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
string start;
int main()
{
int st = 1;
string start;

loop:

if (st <= 2)
cout << "WELCOME TO YOUR STORY \n A GAME ALL ABOUT YOU" << endl;
cout << "" << endl;
cout << "press s to start or press h for help " << endl;

getline (cin, start);

if (start == "s")
st = st+1;

else if (start == "h")
st = st+2;

else if (start == "a")
st = st+3;

if (st == 2)

profile();

else if (st == 3)

help();

else if (st == 4)

fstream myfile;
myfile.open ("/home/mark/NetBeansProjects/CppApplication_1/android.jpeg");

else if (st <= 2)
{
cout << "try again" << endl;

goto loop;
}
return 0;
}

thanks

[Zhuge]

And what was the error?

[markkirby]

unable to resolve identifyer 'myfile' at this point


fstream myfile;
here -> myfile.open ("/home/mark/NetBeansProjects/CppApplication_1/android.jpeg");

[Zhuge]

On the line you try to call .open() myfile no longer exists. Your code looks like this:

else if(st == 4) {
    fstream myfile;
}
myfile.open(...);

You'll want to include the entire set of statements in braces.

That said, you shouldn't be using goto to create a loop. Use an actual loop instead (for/while).