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#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
 
 
 
int main()
{
   string location = "";
   cout << "Enter the location of the file: "; 
   cin >> location;
   ifstream reader(location);
 
   while (!reader.good())   
   {
      reader.close();
      reader.clear();
      cout << "Enter the location of the file: "; 
      cin >> location;
      ifstream reader(location);
   }
 
}
 

prog.cpp: In function 'int main()':
prog.cpp:14:28: error: no matching function for call to 'std::basic_ifstream<char>::basic_ifstream(std::string&)'
    ifstream reader(location);
                            ^
prog.cpp:14:28: note: candidates are:
In file included from prog.cpp:3:0:
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:470:7: note: std::basic_ifstream<_CharT, _Traits>::basic_ifstream(const char*, std::ios_base::openmode) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; std::ios_base::openmode = std::_Ios_Openmode]
       basic_ifstream(const char* __s, ios_base::openmode __mode = ios_base::in)
       ^
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:470:7: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string {aka std::basic_string<char>}' to 'const char*'
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:456:7: note: std::basic_ifstream<_CharT, _Traits>::basic_ifstream() [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>]
       basic_ifstream() : __istream_type(), _M_filebuf()
       ^
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:456:7: note:   candidate expects 0 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:430:11: note: std::basic_ifstream<char>::basic_ifstream(const std::basic_ifstream<char>&)
     class basic_ifstream : public basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>
           ^
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:430:11: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string {aka std::basic_string<char>}' to 'const std::basic_ifstream<char>&'
prog.cpp:22:31: error: no matching function for call to 'std::basic_ifstream<char>::basic_ifstream(std::string&)'
       ifstream reader(location);
                               ^
prog.cpp:22:31: note: candidates are:
In file included from prog.cpp:3:0:
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:470:7: note: std::basic_ifstream<_CharT, _Traits>::basic_ifstream(const char*, std::ios_base::openmode) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; std::ios_base::openmode = std::_Ios_Openmode]
       basic_ifstream(const char* __s, ios_base::openmode __mode = ios_base::in)
       ^
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:470:7: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string {aka std::basic_string<char>}' to 'const char*'
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:456:7: note: std::basic_ifstream<_CharT, _Traits>::basic_ifstream() [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>]
       basic_ifstream() : __istream_type(), _M_filebuf()
       ^
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:456:7: note:   candidate expects 0 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:430:11: note: std::basic_ifstream<char>::basic_ifstream(const std::basic_ifstream<char>&)
     class basic_ifstream : public basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>
           ^
/usr/include/c++/4.9/fstream:430:11: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::string {aka std::basic_string<char>}' to 'const std::basic_ifstream<char>&'

Standard output is empty