Coding conundrum (C++)

[GeeYouEye]

Why does this code segment

apvector<apstring> GetWords()	// opens dictionary, reads words into a vector
{
	ifstream fin("dictionary.txt")
	apvector<apstring> vocab(0);
	int counter = 0;
	while (!fin.eof())
	{	
		counter++;
		getline(fin, vocab[counter-1]);
		vocab.resize(counter);
	}
	fin.close();
	return vocab;
}

generate these errors when compiled via the Terminal (using g++) (user name **'d)

/Users/**/Documents/AP Comp Sci Docs/Monkies.cpp: In function 
   `apvector<apstring> GetWords()':
/Users/**/Documents/AP Comp Sci Docs/Monkies.cpp:54: parse error before `
   <' token
/Users/**/Documents/AP Comp Sci Docs/Monkies.cpp:59: `vocab' undeclared 
   (first use this function)
/Users/**/Documents/AP Comp Sci Docs/Monkies.cpp:59: (Each undeclared 
   identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.)

I correctly #included "apvector.h" and "apstring.h" at the beginning, so I'm at a loss as to what's wrong.

Also, I have one other question, but I'll save it until later.

EDIT:
here's the syntax for apvector's use

//  examples of use
//      apvector<int> v1;         // 0-element vector
//      apvector<int> v2(4);      // 4-element vector
//      apvector<int> v3(4, 22);  // 4-element vector, all elements == 22.

based on this constructor code

template <class itemType>
class apvector
{
  public:

  // constructors/destructor
    apvector( );                        // default constructor (size==0)
    explicit apvector( int size );      // initial size of vector is size
    apvector( int size, const itemType & fillValue ); // all entries == fillValue
    apvector( const apvector & vec );   // copy constructor
    ~apvector( );

That all may help. Any ideas?

 

[GeeYouEye]

*sigh* never mind... for now... stupid semicolon... I still have one other problem, but I have a bit more correcting of the side-effects of the first fix to do first.

 

[GeeYouEye]

All right, that's all fixed. Only one error left, but it's a huge, (to me) completely incomprehensible one. And I think it has something to do with whatever the answer to this question is: Can you pass a ofstream to a function? The idea was that I can open the file for writing in one function, and then make a function call to output something to that file, and then later close the ofstream from the original function. If that makes any sense.

Here's the code segments in question (ignore the comments, they'll just confuse you even more):

void WriteStory(apvector<apstring> vocab)
{
	ofstream fout("Story.txt");	//opens/creates Story.txt for writing
	int i;
	int stopAt = SentencesInStory();//same sit as before-can't repeat call
	int para = SentencesInParagraph();
//similar but not same, as it will change. needed here to avoid declaration in
// for loop
	int counter = 0; //sentences per paragraph counter
	for (i=0; i < stopAt; i++)
	{
		if (counter < para)
		{
			SentenceOut(fout, vocab);	//can I do this?
		}
		else
		{
			fout << endl << "\t";
			para = SentencesInParagraph(); // the change
			SentenceOut(fout, vocab);	// goodness i hope so
		}
	}
	fout << endl << endl << "The End"; //nice, and hope show where's wrong
	fout.close();
}

void SentenceOut(ofstream fout, apvector<apstring> vocab)	
{
	int i;
	int WB4P = WordsBeforePeriod();//needed to avoid repeated calls to it	
       for (i=0; i > WB4P; i++)
	{
		fout << vocab[WhichWordInVect(vocab)];
		fout << " ";
	}
	fout << ". ";
}

And here's the error:

/usr/include/gcc/darwin/3.1/g++-v3/bits/ios_base.h: In copy constructor 
   `std::basic_ios<char, std::char_traits<char> >::basic_ios(const 
   std::basic_ios<char, std::char_traits<char> >&)':
/usr/include/gcc/darwin/3.1/g++-v3/bits/ios_base.h:421: `
   std::ios_base::ios_base(const std::ios_base&)' is private
/Users/**/Documents/AP Comp Sci Docs/Monkies.cpp:97: within this context
/usr/include/gcc/darwin/3.1/g++-v3/streambuf: In copy constructor 
   `std::basic_filebuf<char, std::char_traits<char> >::basic_filebuf(const 
   std::basic_filebuf<char, std::char_traits<char> >&)':
/usr/include/gcc/darwin/3.1/g++-v3/streambuf:523: `std::basic_streambuf<_CharT, 
   _Traits>::basic_streambuf(const std::basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>&) 
   [with _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>]' is private
/Users/**/Documents/AP Comp Sci Docs/Monkies.cpp:97: within this context

I've tried everything I can think of (including checking those pesky semicolons), but as I said, it's probably related to that question.

I hope I made myself understood here... it's nearly midnight, and I'm exhausted and not thinking too clearly.