Via: uk.ac.coventry.hermes; Fri, 9 Dec 1994 11:31:12 +0000 Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 11:30:55 +0000 (GMT) From: Darren Gunter To: "B.S.Runnacles" Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu Subject: Re: C++ File Handling If you replace file.open(filename, ios::nocreate); with file.open(filename, ios::nocreate|ios::in); your problem should be solved. ****DAZ**** email drg AT coventry DOT ac DOT uk