How do you make new lines in text files?

[compman9902]

How Do You Make New Lines In Text Files? Just A Quick Question In Need Of A Quick Answer. Keep In Mind That The Character(s) That Are Needed Have To Be Stored In A String Variable.
Thank You.

-Parker Woods

[dmjpro]

"\n" is not working ???????

[compman9902]

"\n" is not working ???????

Here is the code that is being used:

...
string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}
...

After that, it just goes on putting it into the text file as one big string. I know that works because every part of the string gets put in up until the new line.

[compman9902]

Here is the code that is being used:

...
string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}
...

After that, it just goes on putting it into the text file as one big string. I know that works because every part of the string gets put in up until the new line.

It just occured to me...When you are getting input from a text file, does it read the "\n", or is it discarded? Hmmm...

[Xaro]

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}

Hmm, let me think now...

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString
std::cout << "\n"
}

That should work.

[compman9902]

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}

Hmm, let me think now...

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString
std::cout << "\n"
}

That should work.

Nope, that dosn't work.
Please remember that the newline has to be in a string and that string will be put into a text file.

[DeMan]

Where are you getting "text" from (I realise the declaration is immediately before the if here just to highlight how it was declared), but I wondered whether you can post where you give text a value

[compman9902]

Where are you getting "text" from (I realise the declaration is immediately before the if here just to highlight how it was declared), but I wondered whether you can post where you give text a value

I'm getting text from another text file. You see, I'm makeing a decrypter and the encrypter actualy gives every new line a numarical value, so thats whats happening.

[DeMan]

Sorry, what I meant is what is the command you are using to fill the variable "text".
In the example you declare it and immediately test it (without assigning it a value). I understand this is for demonstration purposes, but how are you reading a value into "text" in your program.....

Assuming you read it line by line using getline, then you don't even need to test for "\n", simply add a "\n" after every call to getline().

[compman9902]

Sorry, what I meant is what is the command you are using to fill the variable "text".
In the example you declare it and immediately test it (without assigning it a value). I understand this is for demonstration purposes, but how are you reading a value into "text" in your program.....

Assuming you read it line by line using getline, then you don't even need to test for "\n", simply add a "\n" after every call to getline().

Oh, sorry for the misunderstandin g. Well here is what I'm using:

string fileOpen;
cin  >> fileOpen; //The Path Of The File To Be Opened
ifstream fileopen;
fileopen.open(fileOpen.c_str());
if (fileopen.is_open())
{
while (! fileopen.eof() )
{
getline (fileopen,line);
text = text + line;
}
fileopen.close();
}
else
{
cout << "The File Was Unable To Open For An Unknown Reason. Please Check The Name" << endl;
cout << "You Gave The File And Try Again." << endl;
cout << "				  Program Terminated" << endl;
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

That is what I'm using to fill in "text".
But I will try to do that, you know, just add a "\n"

--Parker Woods

[DeMan]

while (! fileopen.eof() )
{
getline (fileopen,line);
text = text + line + "/n";
}

LEt us know if it works (or not)

[compman9902]

while (! fileopen.eof() )
{
getline (fileopen,line);
text = text + line + "/n";
}

LEt us know if it works (or not)

that time it literally put "\n" into the text file..humerous but not functional.

[compman9902]

that time it literally put "\n" into the text file..humerous but not functional.

Also, please remember that the string "text" is being put into another text file. Just something to keep in mind.

[DeMan]

You could incrementally add to the file, that is temp = firstlineline;
then use putline to write temp, set temp to "" and start again

[compman9902]

You could incrementally add to the file, that is temp = firstlineline;
then use putline to write temp, set temp to "" and start again

Do you mind giving me some code?That just know made my brain explode.
Also, do you ever get the feeling that someone is calling you a geek when you are writing on this site? And third of all, when will my ranking go from newbie to something else?