Hello there i am new to c++ just starting too learn it and i want to make one little program that will read text file and grab a string from that text file and use it as variable. Here is example

I have a text file like this:

Blub blub blub blub
Blub blub blub blub
blub C:\foldername\foldername\filename1.xxx
Blub blub blub blub
Blub blub blub blub
blub C:\foldername\foldername2\filename1.xxx
Blub blub blub blub
Blub blub blub blub
C:\foldername3\foldername\filename1.xxx
Blub blub blub blub
Blub blub blub blub
C:\foldername\foldername4\filename1.xxx

I want to get this path and actually change file attributes and write to this file i know how to do this but i don't know how to get c++ to read this text file and find path. I will be so thankful for any help!

Meta answer. Don't use C++ for a task like this. Use ruby or perl or python ( I recommend ruby). You can do it in one line.


What you need to do is read about iostreams, in particular ifstream and std::string.

That should get you started.

Since the file pretty much follows the same structure you could set delimiters and get the links like that. Take the time to do it in C, it will make you a better programmer in the end.