create multiple text files inside a loop - c++

Question

I want to create some text file in C++. For example: I will run a loop from 1 to 5 and create the following files:
1.txt
2.txt
3.txt
4.txt
5.txt
is it possible? I have made a sample code:
#include<iostream>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cstdlib>
using namespace std;
main()
{
FILE *fp;
int i;
for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
//fp=fopen("%d.txt","r",i); //what will go here??
}
}
I am confused about what I will write inside the loop. how can I create those files?

Answer 1

char i;
char fileName[] = "0.txt";
for(i='1';i<='5';i++)
{
fileName[0]=i;
fp=fopen(fileName,"r"); //what will go here??
//...
}
You can use sprintf if this is too simple for your case;
Since you tag c++, I think fstream string is the thing to use.
A simple c++ example
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main(){
string base(".txt");
for(int i=1;i<=5;++i){
ofstream(to_string(i)+base);// to_string() need c++11
}
}
If you still don't have to_string (you don't have c++11 or your compiler just don't have this) you can use this simple version for now. (better put this in your own namespace)
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
std::string to_string(int i){
std::stringstream s;
s << i;
return s.str();
}

Answer 2

You can use a std::stringstream to compose the file name before passing it to the std::ofstream constructor as a std::string.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <iomanip>
int main()
{
std::cout << "How many files do you want to create? ";
int n;
std::cin >> n;
std::cout << "How many digits do you want to display? ";
int n_digits;
std::cin >> n_digits; // i.e. zeroes == 3 -> 001.txt
std::cout << "Enter a common prefix for all the files: ";
std::string prefix;
std::cin.ignore();
std::getline(std::cin, prefix); // i.e. prefix == "file" -> file001.txt
std::string ext(".txt");
for ( int i = 1; i <= n; ++i )
{ // use a stringstream to create a file names like: prefix001.txt
std::stringstream ss;
ss << prefix << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(n_digits) << i << ext;
// open the file. If not c++11 use ss.str().c_str() instead
std::ofstream file( ss.str() );
if ( !file )
{
std::cerr << "Error: failed to create file " << ss.str() << '\n';
break;
}
// write something to the newly created file
file << "This is file: " << ss.str() << "\n\nHello!\n";
if ( !file )
{
std::cerr << "Error: failed to write to file " << ss.str() << '\n';
break;
}
}
}

Answer 3

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
int main(void)
{
std::ofstream out; // you must call out.close() inside loop to be able to open another file for writting otherwise you'll get only the first one "a.txt"
std::string sFileName;
for(char c('a'); c < 'f'; c++)
{
sFileName = c;
sFileName += ".txt";
out.open(sFileName.c_str(), std::ios::out);
// std::ofstream out(sFileName.c_str(), std::ios::out); // here you are not obliged to call out.close() because the first out is not the very second and so on...
out.close(); // very important if you use the same ofstream to open another file
}
std::cout << std::endl;
return 0;
}
*** to be able to use one ostream object in opening many files you must close the precedent file to be able to open the next otherwise it fails trying creating the next one.