How do I open a file and read data into

How do I open a file and read data into an array i have a file named wordfind.in this is what my file looks like below. I am attempting to read in the information in the fist paragraph into a 2 demintional array and then compare the information in the array with the string of words to see if i can find a match in the random matrix. Here is my code and what i have writen so far can any one offer help?

cenad

aatps

rnrpj

hello

wmneo



hello

apple

car

me

men

ran

woman



#include <iostream>

#include <fstream>

#include <string>

#include <cassert>

usingnamespace std;

int main()

{

//Greeting

cout << "\nFinds a given set of words in a square table filled\n"

"with single letters.As well as the direction in which the\n"

"word is oriented (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW). If a word\n"

"does not occur, then the line should contain the word and\n"

"then NOT FOUND.\n";



ifstream inStream;

inStream.open(wordfind.in());

assert(wordfind.in.is_open());

for(;

{

inStream >> reading;

if(reading.eof()) break;

}

inStream.close();



}

well first of all you should be opening the file with this syntax:

inStream.open("c:filename.txt");

im not sure if assert is even works but i know you could alternativly do:

if(in.fail())
{
cout << "Opening the file failed.";
system("pause");
exit(1);
}

i have no idea what your doing with that for statment. if you have more questions post ill try to answer what i can.