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Subject: Re: File bad() problem - bug in djgpp or is it me???
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kevin.dickerson[atnospam]@ntlworld.com (Kevin Dickerson) wrote in 
news:3c47248f DOT 7781706 AT news DOT ntlworld DOT com:

> #include<iostream.h>
> #include<fstream.h>
> #include<string.h>

use the new style headers, especially when it comes to string. string.h 
and string are very different (in C++, string.h corresponds to cstring, 
AFAIK).

that said, I can't replicate your problem (with djgpp v.2.03 and gcc 
2.95.3).

the code below incorporates my suggested modifications. it also exhibits 
the desired behavior:

C:\var>cat fs.cc
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>

using std::ifstream;
using std::cerr;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::ios;

int main (void)
{
        int x=0;
        ifstream open_file;
        open_file.open ("Test");

        if (open_file.bad())
        {
                cerr << "Error: Could not open the file" << endl;
                x=1;
        }
        cout <<x<< endl;

        if (open_file.is_open()) open_file.close();
}

C:\var>gpp fs.cc -o fs.exe -Wall

C:\var>fs
Error: Could not open the file
1

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