int numOfCols=1; for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { file << i; if((numOfCols<5)) {file << ",";//print comma (,) } if((i+1)%5==0) { file << "\n";//print newline after 5th value numOfCols=1;//start from column 1 again, for the next line } numOfCols++; } file << "\n";// last new line