//  Bob Myers
//  userfile.cpp
//
//  Example of user-entered filename

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>    // for ifstream, ofstream

using namespace std;

int main()
{
   char ofilename[25];	// a string for the output filename
   ofstream out1;       // a file output stream for processing

   do
   {
        out1.clear();	// to clear status flags in the stream

       	cout << "Please enter the name of the output file.\n";
       	cout << "Filename:  ";
       	cin >> ofilename;

       	out1.open(ofilename);
       	if (!out1)
            cout << "That is not a valid file.  Try again!\n";

        // Note:  IF the opening of the file has failed, a "fail" flag has
        //        been set in the ofstream object.  The clear() call at
        //        the top of this loop is used to reset that flag for the
        //        next try!

   } while (!out1);

   // write some data to the file

   out1 << "Hello, World\n";
   out1 << "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy platypus\n";
   out1 << "Here I am, babbling babbling babbling babbling\n";
   out1 << "Oops, I did it again....\n";

   out1.close();

   cout << "Processing complete\n";
   return 1;
}