[Dev-C++] file read / write issues in Win XP

[davelaw <da...@fo...>]

I am a C++ newbie - and new to Dev-C++. I'm running through Bruce Eckel's
TICPP2v1 exercises using a Win XP Home machine and Dev-C++ v4.9.8.7. I've set
up a the Path to my default working directory, and I can run my compiled
programs from the console without using the absolute path.  But my programs
won't read or write a file in my default directory, unless I use the entire
path. For example, I create a filetest.exe as follows, and the error msg
appears each time. But substituting the entire pathname fixes the problem.

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

int main() {
    ifstream in("filetest.cpp");
    if (! in.is_open()) {
        cout << "Error opening file"; exit(1); }
    string s;
    s = " opened successfully";
    cout << in << s;
    return 0;
}

Did I miss a crucial setup setting in Dev-C++? Or is this a Win XP issue?

Thanks
Dave

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David Lawrence
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