Storing data in C++?

Question

How can I store data even after the program is closed? Say I write a program that asks for a name and saves that name, and displays the name after closing and opening the program, and will continue to display every name you enter. Is that just a text file thing? I'm confused.

Answer 1

Perhaps

Code Start

check for file

- if file found
- load its data

- if the file is not found
- get user to enter the data
- save the data

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Answer 2

Proper way to make data persistent is to save it in database.