RE: [Dev-C++] UNKNOWN ESCAPE SEQUENCE

[Jaap de W. <wo...@Ne...>]

Two possibilities:
create.open("C:\\Service Hub\\Names.dat", ios::out);  :
\\ wil be interpreted as a single \
or (prefered)

create.open("C:/Service Hub/Names.dat", ios::out);  :
Use forward slash.
Although windows is using the backslash as directory separator, in all C and
C++ functions you can also use
the forward slash. In this way you can also write compatible code with
normal operating systems.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dondolo Mpho [mailto:MDo...@OL...]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 09:25 AM
To: 'dev...@li...'
Subject: [Dev-C++] UNKNOWN ESCAPE SEQUENCE




Hi all, 

I am trying to write to a file in my disk by putting in the complete
pathname in the filename parameter, as my books suggest , 

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#include<fstream.h> 


ofstream create;  //declaring a file stream for writing 
main() 
{ 
create.open("C:\Service Hub\Names.dat", ios::out);  
/************************************************ 
/******************************************* 
Here I get errors unknown escape 
sequences \S and \N. 
How can I tell C++ that that is a part and not an escape sequence? 
*************************************/ 
  

create<<"Mpho Dondolo\n"; 
create<<"Lindeka Dondolo\n"; 
create<<"Limpho Dondolo\n"; 
create.close(); 
return 0; 
}