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

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?

Code:

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#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;
}

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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.

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

Code:

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

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Hope that helps.

thank you so much! it solved the problem!


wow, i wasted hours trying to figure that out!

This explains your problem :)