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Asked: 2026-05-17T03:11:41+00:00

When I use the std::ifstream to open a file that has been written in

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When I use the std::ifstream to open a file that has been written in dos format, the ifstream does not seem to be able to open the file correctly since when I call good() on the stream afterwards it fails (returns false). I tried opening the file in binary mode as well as the default “in” mode and neither worked. If I convert the file to unix using dos2unix, everything works fine.

The goal behind being able to do this is that I want to be able to read a file and parse it, but I cannot guarantee that the file has not been saved in dos (Windows) or unix (Linux) format. Ideally, I would like to be able to use the ifstream.

Any suggestions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The file format will NOT affect your ability to open it.

    It is more likely that your path is not correct.

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