Having trouble opening an input file

[oN3k92yv]

Whenever I run it with what I have so far, I always get cannot open input file, program terminates!

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;


int main()
{
	string tool;
	double unitCost;
	double numberOfUnits;
	double totalCost;
	int counter; 

	ifstream inFile;
	ofstream outFile;
	
	inFile.open("inventory.txt");

	if (!inFile)
	{
		cout << "Cannot open input file. Program Terminates! " << endl; 
		return 1;
	}

	outFile.open("inventory.out");
	outFile << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(2);

	inFile >> tool >> numberOfUnits >> unitCost;
	
	for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++);

	while (inFile) 
	{
		for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++);
		totalCost = numberOfUnits * unitCost;
	

	}

	
	
	
} 

[TarikNeaj]

Well, pretty much means you have misplaced and/or misnamed your file. You have to place it with your main.cpp and where your .vcxproj is, if you're just gonna use "inventory.txt".

Take a look at this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcONWqVyvlg&list=PLAE85DE8440AA6B83&index=64

[chicofeo]

Your code has a couple of syntax error (line 35, line 39). However, to answer your question. I created a file "inventory.txt" and placed it in the same place as the main.cpp and it reads the file. Could you tell us what the program is supposed to do?

[oN3k92yv]

How do you place the file in the main.cpp? I'm trying to make a program that will read and sort the inventory of a file

[chicofeo]

@ aixth, TarikNeaj answered your question about the placement of your file. Take a look at the link video he provided. Good luck