Can't newlines to files

[johnj]

Hi.
This is my code:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
ofstream file ("afile.txt");

file << "This is a line.\n";
file << "This is another line.\n";

return 0;
}

This is what the contents of afile.txt look like:

This is a line.This is another line.

Does anyone know why the new lines aren't being written?

Thanks for any help.

[JosAH]

Let the iostream library figure out how to write a newline:

file << "This is a line." << endl;
file << "This is another line." << endl; 
 

Despite the fact we're working with computers for more than fifty years now,
OS writers still can't agree which characters, in what combination, make up
a proper new line in a text file. So, the library creators took the burden away
from you so you don't have to use platform dependent constructs in your own
code; it is hidden in the library implementation.

kind regards,

Jos

[johnj]

I've tried using endl's and I still get the same output.

But I discovered this. When I copy and paste the the contents of afile.txt into like a Word document the new line shows up. It looks like this:

This is a line.
This is another line.

So I compiled the code again without newlines or endl's and when I copy and paste that output into a Word document the newlines aren't there, as they shouldn't be. It looks like this:

This is a line.This is another line.

So it seems like there's some reason specific to notepad (the program I'm using to create the .txt files) that will allow the newlines to be written but not displayed. Is this a product of the reason you gave in your last post or something different?

Again, thanks for your time.