Need a little help

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

int main () {
string line;
ifstream file ("start.txt");
if (file.is_open())
{
while (!file.eof() )
{
getline (file,line);
cout << line << endl;
}
file.close();
}

else cout << "Unable to open file";

return 0;
}

I have no problem referencing sources..

However this is how I would do it.. :)

ifstream file ("start.txt");

No the above line needs to be a direct link to the files location..

You can change font colour with SetConsoleTextAttribute()..
#include <windows.h>
SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), FOREGROUND_INTENSITY|FOREGROUND_GREEN);
Will make output green.. FOREGROUND_BLUE will make text blue etc etc..

As far as positioning, you can use setw to format your output, it will be difficult if your reading in an entire file..

A more detailed description would be...opening one file as an introductory. The next file is a log in system (complicated) but I cannot open the .txt file that contains the information. It says Im redefining it but i cannot put the ifstream myfile ("filenamehere.txt"); into a namespace. please help

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

namespace intro
{
string line;
}
namespace login
{
string line;
string playername;
}

int main()
{
intro::line;
ifstream myfile ("intro.txt");
if (myfile.is_open())
{
while (! myfile.eof())
{
getline (myfile,intro::line);
cout<<intro::line<<endl;
}
myfile.close();
}
system ("PAUSE");

login::line;
ifstream myfile ("playername.txt");
if (myfile.is_open())
{
while (! myfile.eof())
{
getline (myfile,login::line);
if (login::line = " ")
{
cout<<"A deep and hollow voice says: I see you are new here"<<endl;
cout<<"Please enter a player name: ";
cin>>login::playername;
myfile<<login::playername<<endl;
}
}
}
system ("PAUSE");
}

If you can't tell I am making a single-player text based game and came across a few errors :P

ifstream myfile ("playername.txt");

That is what is redefined. I just need to know how to solve that.. :p I know it looks wierd with the login system but it actually works for a single player game.

Also I didn't understand, Can I have a folder and then the program goes to the folder and opens the files there? If so can you post a bit of code for me?

Honors Call.cpp:32: error: redeclaration of `std::ifstream myfile'
Honors Call.cpp:19: error: `std::ifstream myfile' previously declared here
Honors Call.cpp:38: error: could not convert `(&login::line)->std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::operator= [with _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>, _Alloc = std::allocator<char>](((const char*)" "))' to `bool'
Honors Call.cpp:43: error: no match for 'operator<<' in 'myfile << login::playername'

That is what exactly the compiler said went wrong

That didnt seem to work. :confused: