Question

Here is my code, how do i create a file in the sub directory contacts? Every time the file is created, it appears in the same directory as my program.

int main(){
ofstream myfile("\\contacts");
myfile.open ("a");
myfile.close();
}

Answer 1

Specify the full path in the constructor:

ofstream myfile(".\\contacts\\a"); // or just "contacts/a"
if (myfile.is_open())
{
}

The posted code attempts to create a file called "\\contacts" and then another file called "a".

Note:

• that ofstream will not create intermediate directories: "contacts" must exist prior to the use of the ofstream.
• the destructor will close the ofstream so it is unnecessary to explicitly call myfile.close().