#include <fstream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
  const int MAXLENGTH = 21;  // maximum file name length

  char file1[MAXLENGTH] = "prices.dat";   // place the file name up front
  ifstream inFile;

  inFile.open(file1, ios::nocreate);  // open the file

  if (inFile.fail())  // check for successful open
  {
    cout << "\nThe file named " << file1 << " was not successfully opened"
         << "\n Please check that the file currently exists." << endl;
    exit(1);
  }

  cout << "\nThe file has been successfully opened for reading.\n";

  return 0;
}