How do i print a file in my c++ program with words taken out?

Question

I'm writing a program in c++ and I need to ask the user for a file name, print the file and then reprint it with every 5th word missing. I've gotten as far as to asking them file name, checking for errors and printing out the file, I'm just completely lost on how to reprint it with every 5th word missing, any help?

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cctype>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()

{   

const int SIZE = 51;

    char fileName[SIZE];

char ch;

ifstream inFile;

bool lastWasLetter = true;

const string UNDERLINE  = "__________";

cout << "Please enter a file name: ";

cin >> fileName;

inFile.open (fileName, ios::in);
while (!inFile)
{
    cout << fileName << " could not be opened, please enter new file name: ";
    cin >> fileName ;
    inFile.open (fileName, ios::in);
}

inFile.clear();               // reset read pointer to very beginning of file
    inFile.seekg(0L, ios::beg); 

    std::string word;
int count = 0;

while (inFile >> word)
{
 count++;
 if (count % 5 != 0)
      cout << word << endl;
}
}

And yes this a project I'm working on for my programming class.

Answer 1

Just keep track of the number of words you've read and skip printing every 5th word, i.e. whenever the word count is a multiple of 5. For example:

std::string word;
int count = 0;

while (inFile >> word) {
  count++;
  if (count % 5 != 0)
    cout << word << endl;
}