ifstream is failing to open file - c++

Question

Here is my code:
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
void getHighScores(int scores[], string names[]);
int main()
{
ifstream stream;
stream.open("scores.txt");
int scores[32];
string names[32];
stream>>scores[0];
stream>>names[0];
if(stream.fail())
cout<<"It failed\n"<<strerror(errno)<<endl;
for(int i=1;i<5;i++)
{
stream>>scores[i];
stream>>names[i];
cout<<i<<endl;
}
cout<<scores[2]<<endl;
stream.close();
return 0;
}
void getHighScores(int scores[], string names[])
{
}
It get garbage output for scores[2] because stream.open("scores.txt") fails to open a file.
strerror(errno) gives me "No error".
I've checked to see if my file is really called "scores.txt.txt". It is not. I've also tried moving my file to "C:\scores.txt". I've tried using the full address. I've tried deleting it and re-creating it. I've tried other things too that I cannot remember. ![enter image description here][1]I've been trying for hours to fix this and I'm desperate. I'd be grateful if anyone could help me fix this.
void gethighscores is a function that I plan to use later.
The input file looks like this:
Ronaldo
10400
Didier
9800
Pele
12300
Kaka
8400
Cristiano
8000
The output of the program looks like this
It failed
No error
1
2
3
4
-858993460
Press any key to continue . . .
I'm running this in Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
My operating system is Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit.

Answer 1

when using the "\" to define a path use two instead of one
C:\ \scores.txt

Answer 2

try this:
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
void getHighScores(int scores[], string names[]);
int main()
{
string filename = "scores.txt"; // could come from command line.
ifstream fin(filename.c_str());
if (!fin.is_open())
{
cout << "Could not open file: " << filename << endl;
return 1;
}
int scores[32];
string names[32];
int iter = 0;
while (fin >> names[iter] >> scores[iter])
{
if (++iter >= 32 )
{
break;
}
cout << iter << endl;
}
if (iter >= 2)
{
cout << scores[2] << endl;
}
fin.close();
return 0;
}
void getHighScores(int scores[], string names[])
{
}

Answer 3

Had me stumped for a bit. Your C++ code is reading scores and names in the opposite order from your input text. The first line of text in the input file is Ronaldo, but your first operator>> is to score[0] (an int). This causes the failbit to be set, and so fail() returns true. It also explains why you end up getting garbage for the destination array elements.
Reverse the order of the scores/names in either the scores.txt file or your C++ parsing code (but not both!) and you should be good to go.

Answer 4

The reason it fails is this:
int scores[32];
string names[32];
stream>>scores[0];
stream>>names[0];
if(stream.fail())
cout<<"It failed\n"<<strerror(errno)<<endl;
By default, scores[0] and names[0] don't have any set value and it tries to assign them to the file, which causes it to fail. If you try commenting those two lines:
stream>>scores[0];
stream>>names[0];
You'll see that it no longer fails and works fine.