unable to write to a text file using VC++, newbie question

[starsiege]

Hi all

This is my first post in this forum.

Im a student learning C++ and i have run into a wall when trying to write to a text file.

its a simple code but seems that it has issues. can anyone take a look at it and tell me what i have done wrong?

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


int main() 
{ 
  ofstream out("C:\Users\Me\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\filewrite\test.txt"); 
  if(!out) { 
    cout << "Cannot open file.\n"; 
    return 1; 
   } 
 
  out << 10 << " " << 123.23 << endl; 
  out << "This is a short text file."; 
 
  out.close(); 
 
  return 0; 
}

I have created a textfile called test.txt in the folder specified above. do i have to do some project properties changing in VS2008 too?

cos when i run the program it says the following.

"cannot open file"



thanks


PS: i have tried many other writing to file codes i have found online and they give similar errors.

[krmed]

In a literal string, you need to escape the backslash character.

  ofstream out("C:\\Users\\Me\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2008\\Projects\\filewrite\\test.txt");

Hope that helps.

[starsiege]

thank you so much! it solved the problem!


wow, i wasted hours trying to figure that out!

[Skizmo]

This explains your problem