How do I get the fstream to work?

Question

I’m a complete noob to programming in c++.
I was wondering if anybody knows how to make an fstream work properly?
Does the fstream “summon” up the text editor file open somehow? I tried following my teacher’s example from class but it doesn’t seem to be working for me.

Answer 1

https://code.sololearn.com/cDmR7f64wzro/?ref=app

Answer 2

Do you understand cin/cout? Cin/cout are basically special instances of fstreams mapped to standard in an standard out files, which are, in turn, mapped to the screen.
fstream create custom versions of cin/cout that read from named files.

Answer 3

like putting in commands such as inFile.open(pathName,ios::in)?