#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>
#include "CPstring.h"

// file: wordcount2.cc
// author: D. Ramm
// date: 10/11/96
// file input in while test
// counting words

int main()
{
   int wcount = 0;
   int charcnt = 0;
   string word, filename;
   ifstream file;

   cout << "Enter file name: ";
   cin >> filename;

   file.open(filename);

   while (file >> word)
   {
      wcount++;
      charcnt += word.length() + 1;

   }
   cout << "Word count is " << wcount << endl;
   cout << "Estimated character count is " << charcnt << endl;

   return 0;
}

Sample output:

wordcount2
Enter file name: wordcount2.cc
Word count is 87
Estimated character count is 503