C++ ifstream not working

[GbX36Up4]

I did both and still not opening. ):

[KKlax]

Wow.

I'm out of options, as I went through basic stuff.

Something might be wrong with your code, or maybe

the "inFile.open" might not work with the switch statement.

[Moschops]

If this doesn't work, something is wrong with your system or you're mistaking something on your system. This is a basic, minimal working example.

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
  std::fstream in("one.txt"); // note spelling of file, all lower case
  if (in.is_open())
   { std::cout << "Yes";}
  else
    { std::cout << "still no";}
  return 0;
}

[GbX36Up4]

I used that code and made sure the program and fiel were in the dame folder and it still did not work. ): I am running Windows 7 and using Code::Blcoks if that helps at all.

[sohguanh]

When you say did not work, what is the error message ? Moschops code is so short should be easy to find out why.

[KKlax]

Moschops code works perfectly.

I'm running MicroSoft Visual C++ 2010 Express.

[ne555]

Change Moschops's to use an ifstream, so you only need permission to 'read' the file (make sure tha you've got permission to 'read' the file)
Execute from a terminal, so you know the path environment.

[GbX36Up4]

When I try to run it I get the message: "still no"

[andywestken]

Try calling the underlying Win32 functions so you can get the error code.

For example (uncompiled)

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
  HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(
    "one.txt", // Windows does not case about case
    GENERIC_READ,
    0, // no sharing
    NULL, // default security
    OPEN_EXISTING,
    FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
    NULL ); // no file template

  if(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE == hFile)
  {
    DWORD errCode = GetLastError(); // see winerror.h for meanings
    std::cout << "File wouldn't open :-(" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Error code = " << errCode << std::endl;
  }
  else
  {
    std::cout << "File opened OK :-)" << std::endl;
    CloseHandle(hFile);
  }

  return 0;
}

[KKlax]

Maybe you should try a different compiler.

[GbX36Up4]

Well. I am now using Visual C++ 2010 and have made new code:

#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int gameloop();
void gameload();
void descgetter();
void input();
void output();
void locationgetter();

int location = 10000;
int north, east, south, west;
int x = 100;
int y = 100;

string name;
string desc;


int main(){
	START:
	string option;
	cout << "Would you like to start a new game or load a previous one?" << endl;
	cout << "[N]ew Game" << endl;
	cout << "[L]oad Game" << endl;
	cin >> option;
	if(option == "N" || "n" ) system("cls"); gameloop();
	if(option == "L" || "l" ) system("cls"); gameload();
	goto START;
}

int gameloop(){
	int gameon = 0;
	while(gameon == 0){
		locationgetter();
		descgetter();
		output();
		input();
	}
	return 0;

}

void gameload(){
}

void input(){
	START:
	string input;
	cin >> input;
		if(input == "west" || west == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;
		if(input == "north" || north == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;
		if(input == "east" || east == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;
		if(input == "south" || south == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;

		if(input == "west" || west == 1){--x;}
		if(input == "north" || north == 1){++y;}
		if(input == "east" || east == 1) {++x;}
		if(input == "south" || south == 1){--y;}

	
}

void output(){
	cout << desc << endl;
}

void locationgetter(){
	if(x == 100 && y == 100) location = 1;
	if(x == 99 && y == 101) location = 2;
	if(x == 100 && y == 101)location = 3;
}

void descgetter(){
	switch(location){
	case 1: desc = "You are in a large orange room. You can move north, east, south, and west."; west = 1; south = 1; east = 1; north = 1; break;
	case 2: desc = "You are in a large blue room. You can move east."; west = 0; south = 0; east = 1; north = 0;  break;
	case 3: desc = "You are in a large grey room. You can move west and south."; west = 1; south = 1; east = 0; north = 0; break;
	}

}

For this code it seems to not leave the input function. All the if statements inside of room1 are working fine, but when I type in north nothing happens. I can still continue to type in other directions though.

[GbX36Up4]

Nevermind. I got it to work.

[KKlax]

Please mark this thread as solved. =-)

Glad your program is working.

[andywestken]

Do you know why it works now, but not before??

[GbX36Up4]

I didn't get the ifstream working.

[GbX36Up4]

I ditched this project a while ago but I think it had something to do with:

if(input == "west" || west == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;
		if(input == "north" || north == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;
		if(input == "east" || east == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;
		if(input == "south" || south == 0) cout << "You can not move that way." << endl; goto START;

I didn't use braces for them so even if none of the if statement's arguments were met I still went to START.