[RESOLVED] Try, Catch Problem

[ccubed]

I have a try catch block that should, when it doesn't work, display a message saying the file couldn't be found. Unfortunately, all it does is just go back to asking for a file. Here's the code, why won't it do the cout in the catch block?

bool readArray (double x [], int &n)
{

   int i;
   char filename[51];
   ifstream inputFile;
   bool success;
   
   cout << "Enter filename (and path, if needed):" << endl;
   cin.getline(filename, 51);
   cout << endl << endl;

   try
   {

      inputFile.open(filename);
   
   }
   catch(...)
   {

      cout << "Error opening file." << endl << endl;
      success = false;
   
   }
 
   if  (success != false)
   {

      //read file stuff

   }

   return success;

}

[Philip Nicoletti]

By default, exceptions are not turned on for a stream object.

inputFile.exceptions(ios::failbit | ios::badbit); 
   
try

[kempofighter]

Take a look at this:
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/i...xceptions.html

The filestream won't throw exceptions unless you configure it to do so.

Or try this if you choose to just use a member function to test the stream state rather than configure the exception handling.
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/i...ream/open.html

[ccubed]

thanks.