Can't Open .csv File with C++

Question

I am trying to write a code that will open a .csv file. However, the actual file does not open. Instead it, jumps straight to the else statement at the end. I have no clue why because this should work. This is including the fstream library.

ifstream ycratel; //create the stream object

ycratel.open("YC Rate Levels.csv");

if (ycratel.is_open())
{
    while (ycratel.good())
    {
        //random stuff here
    }

    ycratel.close();

}

else cout << "Unable to open file.";

The file must reside in the same directory your program started in. Unlikely your program is started in the Resource directory. — πάντα ῥεῖ, Aug 30 '16 at 15:58

sjsam · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-30T16:37:16.907

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This has nothing to do with the file format at all. Just that source code and resource csv are in different folders as clearly evident from the Solution Explorer.

ycratel.open("./Resource Files/YC Rate Levels.csv");

should do the job

edited Aug 30 '16 at 16:37

answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:10

sjsam

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Thanks, I'm new to C++ and probably should have realized that through logic alone. – user5619709 Aug 30 '16 at 16:18
@user5619709 : You're welcome. Everybody has a first time :) – sjsam Aug 30 '16 at 16:19

Can't Open .csv File with C++

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