Very Simple File Example Program

/***********
Jim Engel

A very simple file example where we:
     read in lines of test,
     write them to  a file, close the file 
     open the file for input
     display the lines of text.
     ****************/

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{	
   char lineOfText[128];
   char NameOfOurFile[64] = "ThisTestFile.txt";
   cout << "First we read in some text lines and put em in a file...\n\n";

   /*****************        WRITE SAMPLE FILE               ****************/
   ofstream thisOFile;                                // create the file object.      
   thisOFile.open( NameOfOurFile );                   // Open the file
   if (thisOFile.fail () )
   {  cout << "File open Fails !\n\n" ;
      return 0;
   }

   while ( true )    {
      cout << "Enter a line of text: ";
      cin.getline(lineOfText, 100);  
      if ( lineOfText[0] == 0 || lineOfText[0] == ' '   )
               break; 
      thisOFile << lineOfText << endl ;               // put one line of text in file.
   }
   thisOFile.close();
   cout << "Text Entry complete\n";



/*****************        LOAD AND DISPLAY SAMPLE FILE              ****************/
   cout <<  "\nNow load and display file:  " << NameOfOurFile << endl << endl ;

   ifstream  thisIFile;                         // Create the file object                             
   thisIFile.open( NameOfOurFile );             // Open the actual file
   if (thisIFile.fail () )
   {  cout << "File open Fails!\n\n" ;
      return 0;
   } 
   
   cout << "These are our read in text lines:\n";
   while ( true)
   {   thisIFile.getline ( lineOfText, 100 );             // read in one line of text.
       if ( !thisIFile ) {                                // check for end of file.
          cout << endl<< "End of file found." << endl;
          break;
       }
       cout << lineOfText <<  endl ;
   }
   thisIFile.close();
   cout << endl << "File read and display complete\n";
   return 0;
}