RE: [Dev-C++] opening files

[Chris S. <CS...@Ai...>]

Damian,=20
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Please could you also provide the code with the full path name - there =
may be some incorrect syntax there.=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: damian knight [mailto:kni...@ho...]
Sent: Friday, 3 October 2003 8:21 AM
To: Chris Sroka
Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] opening files



Chris

This is the code when a Game object is instantiated.  the file =
"instructions.txt" is located in the same folder as the .cpp files.  All =
I get when i run the program though is the "Data not found..." error =
messages that are in the else statement.  I did try putting the full =
path name in the code with the same result, the "Data not found..." =
error message.  The bizarre thing is, the code below works perfectly on =
my Win 98SE partition!


Game::Game()=20

{=20

   char ch;=20

   ifstream inFile;=20

   inFile.open("instructions.txt");=20

   if(!inFile.fail())=20

   {=20

      system("CLS");=20

      while(!inFile.eof())=20

      {=20

         ch =3D inFile.get();=20

         if(ch =3D=3D '@') // end of page=20

         {=20

            cout << endl;=20

            system("PAUSE");=20

            system("CLS");=20

         }=20

         else=20

            cout << ch;=20

      }=20

      inFile.close();=20

   }=20

   else=20

   {=20

      cout << "Data file not found..." << endl;=20

      cout << "Fatal error..." << endl;=20

      cout << "Terminating program..." << endl;=20

      system("PAUSE");=20

      exit(1);=20

   }=20

}=20



>From: "Chris Sroka"=20
>To: "damian knight" ,=20
>Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] opening files=20
>Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 05:39:33 +0100=20
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>Damian,=20
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>When you run DevC++ from the IDE (ie the development environment) and =
don't specify a file path when opening files, then DevC++ uses the =
default path, ie the location of your DevC++ program files, usually =
"C:\Program Files\Dev-C++\Bin" or similar. So this is where your =
application will look when trying to open a file.=20
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>To get around this. either specify the full path of the files you are =
trying to open, or put the files in the same place as your DevC++ =
application. The first suggestion is the more elegant and efficient.=20
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>-----Original Message-----=20
>From: damian knight [mailto:kni...@ho...]=20
>Sent: Thursday, 2 October 2003 11:59 AM=20
>To: dev...@li...=20
>Subject: [Dev-C++] opening files=20
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>Hi=20
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>I am currently running Dev C++ v.4. I have XP home edition as my OS. =
When i compile and run my program, the files I am trying to read from =
are not being found. They are located in the same directory as my .cpp =
files and the program works at a different location running Win 2000!=20
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>Any ideas?=20
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>Damian=20
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