Writing a text file on cmd, C++ Program

[Kagami Tsukino]

I been searching on the web looking for ways on how to type a file location in the program. I at a lost how to do it. This is how it suppose to be. 

[corrado33]

Easiest way would be to put your txt file in the same folder as the program you're running, then you can just type the name of the file with nothing else. 

 

Otherwise, in windows the paths are written like "c:\folder1\folder2\file.txt"

 

If none of those things (folder1, folder2, or file.txt) have spaces in them, then you can ignore the quotes, otherwise make sure the quotes are there. In fact, then won't hurt anything, so I'd just put them there anyway. 

 

Edit: Since I can't actually tell if you're on windows or other operating systems, bash (on mac and linux) write paths differently. They're written like "/Volumes/folder1/folder2/file.txt"

[Bananasplit_00]

you want to input a file thats user specified? if so im not 100% sure it can even be done, specefying the file in the code is fine but batch SUCKS ASS at usier input and wont really store text in variables IIRC 

[Guest]

Which program?

[Kagami Tsukino]

10 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

Easiest way would be to put your txt file in the same folder as the program you're running, then you can just type the name of the file with nothing else. 

 

Otherwise, in windows the paths are written like "c:\folder1\folder2\file.txt"

 

If none of those things (folder1, folder2, or file.txt) have spaces in them, then you can ignore the quotes, otherwise make sure the quotes are there. In fact, then won't hurt anything, so I'd just put them there anyway. 

 

Edit: Since I can't actually tell if you're on windows or other operating systems, bash (on mac and linux) write paths differently. They're written like "/Volumes/folder1/folder2/file.txt"

 

6 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

you want to input a file thats user specified? if so im not 100% sure it can even be done, specefying the file in the code is fine but batch SUCKS ASS at usier input and wont really store text in variables IIRC 

I know that making a file and opening a file in C++ is possible, but is writing or opening a file on CMD even possible. This is for a project but now i just think the the professor just asking something nonsense.

[Kagami Tsukino]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Which program?

C++

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, Kagami Tsukino said:

 

I know that making a file and opening a file in C++ is possible, but is writing or opening a file on CMD even possible. This is for a project but now i just think the the professor just asking something nonsense.

you can read a file and you can select a file from a range of options using something like this:

 

@echo off
:start
echo what file?
echo 1: *file name here*
echo 2: *file name here*
echo 3: *file name here*
echo 4: *file name here*

set /p filenr= :

goto %filenr%

:1
print *path to first .txt*
pause
goto start

:2
print *path to secont .txt*
pause
goto start

:3
print *path to thire .txt*
pause
goto start

:4
print *path to fourth .txt*
pause
goto start

im a bit rusty with batch but that should work