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Joey Mukherjee wrote:

[snip - create an instance based on file data]
> delete science;
> delete housekeeping;
> delete telemetry;

> Since the file pointer is essentially shared with all three classes, the
> ifstream * defined in the base pointer will get deleted too many times.

> What is the best way to handle this problem? I cannot move the specific
> stuff into the classes which the FAQ suggests.

Set the file pointer to NULL in your destructor after you delete it?

/david

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