//file test3.C 
//
#include <iostream.h>
#include <iomanip.h>
#include <fstream.h>

main() {

   char ch;
   int count = 0;
   fstream testf;        //can create stream object
   testf.open("test2.C", ios::in);   //and decide how to use it
                        // when opening it

   while  (testf >>ch) {  //extracting a character ignores whitespace!
       cout.put(ch);
       count++;
    }
   
   cout <<" I read " << setw(1) << count << " characters" <<endl;
   cout << "at end of run, ch was:: " << ch << endl;
    
}