Renaming a file in C++, why can i not use user input as new file name?

int result;

char oldname[50];

char newname[50];



cout%26lt;%26lt;%26quot;Enter The file name to change: %26quot;;

cin.get( oldname, 50 );



cout%26lt;%26lt;%26quot;Enter The file name to change: %26quot;;

cin.get(newname, 50 );



result = rename( oldname , newname );

if ( result == 0 )

puts ( %26quot;File successfully renamed%26quot; );

else

perror( %26quot;Error renaming file%26quot; );



I am trying to change a filename by entering the filename then change it to whatever user wants the new filename to be.



I get error why i try to use user define newname. Why can't i change it from user input.



how would i be able to change newname to user input?



Thank you in advance.Renaming a file in C++, why can i not use user input as new file name?most likely because the get method is sort of uncooperative. There's a long explanation, but basically, you just need to put a line between them that tells the next one to ignore the endline character that the last get put out;



Try this:



int result;

char oldname[50];

char newname[50];



cout%26lt;%26lt;%26quot;Enter The file name to change: %26quot;;

cin.get( oldname, 50 );

cin.ignore( 1, '\n');



cout%26lt;%26lt;%26quot;Enter The file name to change: %26quot;;

cin.get(newname, 50 );



result = rename( oldname , newname );

if ( result == 0 )

puts ( %26quot;File successfully renamed%26quot; );

else

perror( %26quot;Error renaming file%26quot; );Renaming a file in C++, why can i not use user input as new file name?try using using this instead of what you have.



cout%26lt;%26lt;%26quot;Enter The file name to change: %26quot;;

cin.get(oldname,50,'\n');

cin.ignore();



cout%26lt;%26lt;%26quot;Enter The file name to change: %26quot;;

cin.get(newname,50,'\n');

cin.ignore();





Also make sure the .txt file you are trying to rename is actually in the same folder as your project file or where ever the .exe that is created.