C++ code won\'t write to Binary File I have tried everything I can think of, I c

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C++ code won't write to Binary File

I have tried everything I can think of, I cannot get my code to write to the Binary .dat file. This is a part of a much, much larger assignment with many other functions. I DO NOT want a complete code overhaul, which I've gotten before on here. What can I do to get my code to simply work. I understand that I haven't used the variables that were passed to the function. There are a few other unrelated things making my code dirty. I can fix those on my own, I just need to get my code writing to the file in binary. I will link the code here: https://codeshare.io/aYAdZR for better viewing

void createNewFile(fstream &invFile)
{
   const int DESCRIPTION_SIZE = 26;
   const int RECORD_DATE_SIZE = 10;

   struct Inventory {
       int recordID;
       string description;
       int quantity;
       double wholesale;
       double retail;
       string date;
   };

   Inventory dummy;

   fstream example("example.dat", ios::out | ios::binary);

   dummy.recordID = 0;
   dummy.description = "";
   dummy.quantity = 0;
   dummy.wholesale = 0.0;
   dummy.retail = 0.0;
   dummy.date = "";

   for (int numberOfRecords = 0; numberOfRecords < 100; numberOfRecords++) {
       example.write(reinterpret_cast(&dummy),sizeof(&dummy));
       cout << "Now writing record " << (numberOfRecords + 1) << endl;
   }
   example.close();
}

Explanation / Answer

//Inclue header file fstream at the top

//for writting to file , you need to have ofstream not fstream, so declare function as below

void createNewFile(ofstream &example);

//function definition as below.

void createNewFile(ofstream &invFile)
{
   const int DESCRIPTION_SIZE = 26;
   const int RECORD_DATE_SIZE = 10;
   struct Inventory {
       int recordID;
       string description;
       int quantity;
       double wholesale;
       double retail;
       string date;
   };
   Inventory dummy;
   ofstream example("example.dat", ios::out | ios::binary);
   dummy.recordID = 0;
   dummy.description = "";
   dummy.quantity = 0;
   dummy.wholesale = 0.0;
   dummy.retail = 0.0;
   dummy.date = "";
   for (int numberOfRecords = 0; numberOfRecords < 100; numberOfRecords++) {
       example.write((char*)(&dummy), sizeof(dummy));
      
       cout << "Now writing record " << (numberOfRecords + 1) << endl;
   }
   example.close();
}

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