How to use a user entered file in <fstream>?

[AceDawg45]

So, I am making a name-database-type-thing and I want the user to be able to enter there own file. Like, here:

What is your account file name?

And then I have this (code):

string fileName;
string name;

cout<<"What is your file name?"<<endl;
getline(cin, fileName);

ifstream nameFile(fileName);

getline(cin, name);
nameFile<<"Name: "<<endl;

Well, that last part is in a loop, so you can enter an unlimited number of names to the .txt file.

So, it won't let me use the string in ifstream. How can I fix this? This maybe unclear, so if it is just say so and I will edit it.

Thanks

[Zhuge]

If your ifstream constructor doesn't allow std::strings as a parameter, try using the c_str() method.

[ne555]

If your ifstream constructor doesn't allow std::strings as a parameter, try to update your compiler.
Make sure that you are using the c++11 standard (for g++, is the `-std=c++11' flag)

[a null byte]

and ifstream is for reading from a file.

What you want is an ofstream, so you can write to the file.

your code should work once you change ifstream to ofstream.

[AceDawg45]

Ok, I got it to where it had no errors, and I got it running. When asked the file name, I typed sal.txt. Although when the program ends, I opened the projects file location and there was no file named 'sal' in the folder. Is there something I did wrong?

[Zhuge]

I'd make sure that folder is actually considered the working directory for when you run the executable. You could try putting in an absolute path also.

[AceDawg45]

As in absolute path... you mean in the project's file?