Help with C++ h/w on Counting Words

[Azurkan]

So I am trying to create a function that is in a seperate file that will count words from a text file. I have the streams set up and it is a pass by referance function so some variables are declared in the main program. I have been working on this for a couple days now and just can't seem to get it to work . Below is the code for the function so if anyone has any suggestions please let me know thank you!!

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

char WordCount(int& Word)
{
bool WordCheck = false;
char Tester;
ifstream in;
in.open("/export/home/wyatt/public_html/!Data/data244.txt");

in.get(Tester);

while(!in.eof())
{
if((Tester != ' ')||(Tester != '\t')||(Tester != '\n')||(Tester != 'endl'))
WordCheck = true;

else
WordCheck = false;

if(WordCheck == false)
Word ++;

in.get(Tester);
}

cout << "The total number of words in this text document are: " << Word;

return 0;
}

[techieMoe]

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