Hi! i don't know if this thread is still open. Im currently working on my own string/file stream class.

ok so i did what u said and that worked, but i revised my code to have a setup, and now its not creating/writing to the files i specify

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

void addWords();
void checkSetup();

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    string input;
    
    while(true)
    {
        cout<<"Action: ";
        getline(cin, input);
        
        if(input == "add words")
            addWords();
        
        else if(input == "exit")
            exit(1);
        
        else
            cout<<"error: invalid option. type \"help\" for help"<< endl;
    }
}

void addWords()
{
    string commonWord, elvishWord;
    char choice;
    ofstream file;
    
    checkSetup();
    
    while(true)
    {
        while(true)
        {
            cout<<"common word: ";
            getline(cin, commonWord);
            
            cout<<"So, is \""<< commonWord <<"\" correct (y/n)? ";
            cin>> choice;
            cin.ignore();
            
            if(choice == 'y')
            {
                file.open("/Application/elfTranslator/commonWordList.txt");
                file<< commonWord << endl;
                file.close();
                break;
            }
            
            else if(choice == 'n')
                continue;
            
            else
                cout<<"error: invalid input"<< endl;
        }
        
        while(true)
        {
            cout<<"elvish word: ";
            getline(cin, elvishWord);
            
            cout<<"So, is \""<< elvishWord <<"\" correct (y/n)? ";
            cin>> choice;
            cin.ignore();
            
            if(choice == 'y')
            {
                file.open("/Application/elfTranslator/elfWordList.txt");
                file<< elvishWord << endl;
                file.close();
                break;
            }
            
            else if(choice == 'n')
                continue;
            
            else
                cout<<"error: invalid input"<< endl;
        }
        
        while(true)
        {
            cout<<"Do you want to add another word (y/n)? ";
            cin>> choice;
            cin.ignore();
            
            if(choice == 'y')
                break;
            
            else if(choice == 'n')
                return;
            
            else
                cout<<"error: invalid input"<< endl;
        }
    }
}

void checkSetup()
{
    ifstream fileTest;
    ofstream fileCreate;
    int dirTest;
    mode_t mode;
    
    mode = 10;
    
    dirTest = mkdir("/Applications/elfTranslator", mode);
    
    fileTest.open("/Application/elfTranslator/elfWordList.txt");
    
    if(fileTest.fail())
    {
        fileTest.close();
        fileCreate.open("/Application/elfTranslator/elfWordList.txt");
        fileCreate.close();
    }
    
    fileTest.open("/Application/elfTranslator/commonWordList.txt");
    
    if(fileTest.fail())
    {
        fileTest.close();
        fileCreate.open("/Application/elfTranslator/commonWordList.txt");
        fileCreate.close();
    }
}

hi! i use it and its a great irb. i am still learning ruby so i dont know anything advanced enough to flush out a bug, but its definitly great for beginners. it also lets u save/run scripts

i have a quick question about php. ive been using it to build my aunts sight and ive been using text edit. have you found any good free editors? or do u just use text edit. actually, is there an xcode plugin?