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Message: [QUOTE="Art Cummings, post: 3165403"] Hello, i'm trying to read a file 24 lines at a time for a beginning c++ problem. The code doesn't stop when it has 24 lines but continues to read. Can someone assist with why it doesn't stop at 24 lines? Thanks Art #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <string> #include <conio.h> using namespace std; int main() { string input, fileName; cout << "Enter a file name: "; getline( cin, fileName ); ifstream nameFile( fileName.c_str() ); if (!nameFile ) { cerr << fileName << " The file could not be opened.\n"; system("PAUSE"); return 0; } int count = 0; while( nameFile ) { getline(nameFile, input); cout << input << endl; ++count; if( count==24 ) { _getch(); count=0; //system("PAUSE"); } } nameFile.close(); system("PAUSE"); return 0; } [/QUOTE]