File Char Reading and Writing

Write a program with that reads characters from an input file, converts them to upper case and writes them to an output file. It will also need to count the number of characters and the number of lines in the input file and display them to the screen in a reader friendly format.

Note: Include an input and output function.

Questions

• What are some options for formatting output to the screen or to a file, explain?
• What does setf(ios::fixed); do, explain?
• What does the (ios::showpoint) command do, explain?
• What does the width function do, explain?
• What does the (ios:right) and (ios::left) commands do, explain?
• How do you unset a flag, explain?
• What are manipulators, explain?
• What does the setw function do, explain?
• What does the setprecision function do, explain?
• How do you pass file streams to functions, explain?
• What will the while(in_stream>>next) code do when it reaches the end of the file, explain?
• What do the get and put functions do, explain each?
• How are blank and return spaces handled by the get function, explain?
• How can you read characters from a file until you get to the end of line, explain?
• What is a formal parameter with a default value, explain?