How to open a file and verify its open.

[adam0421]

I never see "file open"

What am I doing wrong? Using Xcode 6.0.1

Thanks

  fstream nameFile("Users/Adam/Documents/MoviesCP.txt");
    
    if (nameFile.is_open())
    {
        cout << "File open";
    }

[MiiNiPaa]

Do you launch your program from C:\ folder?

[Zhuge]

Are you sure the file is being successfully opened? Your path seems to suggest you are expecting the working directory to be in the drive root; have you confirmed this is the case?

[adam0421]

Its on a mac using Xcode 6.0.1

@Zhuge i don't think its opening at all because it is not outputting "file open"

[Zhuge]

Is the working directory wherever the Users directory is? Usualy the working directory is where the executable is located.

[Boilerplate]

You forgot the drive letter.
"Users/Adam/Documents/MoviesCP.txt"" should be something like:
"C:/Users/Adam/Documents/MoviesCP.txt"

[Zhuge]

TC is on a Mac (despite the interesting directory layout), so I don't think drive letters apply. Relative paths are also valid, so I would not assume TC meant to use a absolute path.