//**********************************************************************
// Rectangle program  3
// This program calculates the area of a rectangle with user input 
// for the dimensions and output to a file
//**********************************************************************
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
   ofstream fout("area.txt");              //OPENS THE TEXT FILE FOR OUTPUT
   int base;    //the base of the rectangle
   int height;  //the height of the rectangle
   int area;    //the area of the rectangle

   //read values to base and height
   cout << "Enter a value for base: ";
   cin  >> base;
   cout << "Enter a value for height: ";
   cin  >> height;

   //calculate the area
   area = base*height;

   //output the result
   fout << "The area is " << area << endl;  //SENDS RESULTS TO THE TEXT FILE
   fout.close();                            //CLOSES THE FILE
   return 0;
}