How do you open a file that is not in the lowest directory, and not in the highest directory.

for example, I use this code to get "temp.doc" from the lowest directory of the D drive.

input.open("D:\\temp.doc");


Now I would like to get the file from "D:\me\temp.doc", but it does not work. I am not sure if I am just writing it in incorrectly or what but it does not work.
I tried both "D:\me\temp.doc" and "D:\\me\temp.doc"

Thanks for the help,
Ronald

Notice the path that works. It's got \\.

Remember what you use to type "special" characters, for instance \t prints a tab, \n prints a carriage return.

\\ prints "\" - without the quote.

When you tried to open "D:\\me\temp.doc", you were really trying to open "D:\me emp.doc"

\t was interpreted as a tab.

So to open your files, use 2 backslashes instead of one. Or a single forward slash should work too.

GF

ahhhh, yes, I understand now. Thank you very much

hello
i new to vc++
my prob is on clicking on one button say x it shud navigate and show the contene of a file stored in local disk
consider a folder which contains 10 files when i press that button x it shud show the content of first file in available 10 files there shud b another button also say NEXT on clicking on this it shud show the content of 2nd file and it goes on like dat upto 10 files
there shud also another button say PREVIOUS dat shud navigate to previous files exactly opposite how NEXT button works
Regards
Ronny


plz help me mail me code to my id niranjan.fl@gmail.com

Welcome to GID.

You need to brush up on the Guidelines prominently displayed at the top of the forum, especially #2F and #7.

You were doing well until
which looks to us like a "do this for me" request. I know you didn't mean it this way, but that's the way it looks.