so i'm getting this error: Error 14 error C2360: initialization of 'levelTwo' is skip

[Temper]

i"m new at this.. please help me! i keep getting this error Error 5 error C2360: initialization of 'levelOne' is skipped by 'case' label.
I get a "transfer of control bypasses initialization of:" error when i try to build the following switch:

int SelectCourses()
{
    int choice=0;
    string course;
 
    cout<<"Enter Level"<<endl;
    cin>> choice;
 
    ofstream MyCourses;
    MyCourses.open("Courses.txt",ios::out);
 
    if (!MyCourses)
    {
        ofstream ("Courses.txt",ios::out);
    }
    else
    {
        cerr<<"failed to find file"<<endl;
        (EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
    switch(choice)
    {
    case 1: ifstream levelOne;
        levelOne.open("Level1.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 4 modules from the list provided"<<endl;
        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;
    case 2: ifstream levelTwo;
        levelTwo.open("level2.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;
    case 3: ifstream levelThree;
        levelThree.open("level3.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;
 
    case 4: ifstream levelFour;
        levelFour.open("level4.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;
 
    case 5: ifstream levelFive;
        levelFive.open("level5.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;
 
    default: cout << "Invalid option please try again" << endl;//when an incorrect option is entered
                            break;
 
                            MyCourses.close();
 
    }
}

[Temper]

i solved it thou..thanks alot for not helping..
but for the sake of someone who is in a bind; such as my previous situation

solution is:

 
            switch(choice)
    {
    case 1: {ifstream levelOne;
        levelOne.open("Level1.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 4 modules from the list provided"<<endl;
        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;}
    case 2:{ ifstream levelTwo;
        levelTwo.open("level2.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;}
    case 3: {ifstream levelThree;
        levelThree.open("level3.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;}
 
    case 4: {ifstream levelFour;
        levelFour.open("level4.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;}
 
    case 5: {ifstream levelFive;
        levelFive.open("level5.txt");
        cout<<"Select any  4 or 5 modules from the list provided:"<<endl;
                        cout<<"Option 1:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 2:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 3:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 4:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cout<<"Option 5:"<<endl;"/t";
                        cin>>course;
                        break;}
 
    default:{ cout << "Invalid option please try again" << endl;//when an incorrect option is entered
        break;}
 
                            MyCourses.close();
 
    }
}

[weaknessforcats]

Probably you don't need the braces. I suspect the case line must end with the colon. Just move the code after the colon to the next line.

The brace forces a change of scope and would act like a newline key.

It's like the #include. You can't put anything on those lines either.