initializeFile v3 Function

void initializeFiles()
{
    int counter = 0;
    ifstream theFile_1;

    //File 1
    theFile_1.open("Employee_Info.txt");

    if (theFile_1.is_open())
    {
        //cout << "File 1 is opened" << endl;

        //While reading from left to right and the document
        //isn't reaching the end of file
        while (!theFile_1.eof())
        {
            theFile_1 >> col1[counter];
            theFile_1 >> col2[counter];
            theFile_1 >> col3[counter];
            theFile_1 >> col4[counter];
            theFile_1 >> col5[counter];
            theFile_1 >> col6[counter];
            theFile_1 >> col7[counter];
            counter++;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "File 1 isn't opened" << endl;
    }
    cout << "where is counter now: " << counter << endl;
    for (counter; counter < THE_ARRAY_SIZE; counter++)
    {
        col1[counter] = -1;
        col2[counter] = -1;
        col3[counter] = -1;
        col4[counter] = -1;
        col5[counter] = -1;
        col6[counter] = -1;
        col7[counter] = -1;
    }

    //cout << "Debug: col1[0] is " << col1[0] << endl;
    counter = 0;

    theFile_1.close();

    ifstream theFile_2;

    //File 2
    theFile_2.open("Employee_profile.txt");

    if (theFile_2.is_open())
    {
        //cout << "File 2 is opened" << endl;
        //While reading from left to right and the document
        //isn't reaching the end of file
        string temp_STR1 = "", temp_STR2 = "";

        int met_space = 0;
        while (!theFile_2.eof())
        {
            getline(theFile_2, STR1[counter]);
            getline(theFile_2, STR2[counter]);
            getline(theFile_2, STR3[counter]);
            //cout << STR1[counter] << endl;
            //cout << STR2[counter] << endl;
            getline(theFile_2, STR4[counter]);
            temp_STR1 = "";
            temp_STR2 = "";
            met_space = 0;
            for (int u = 0; u < STR4[counter].length(); u++)
            {
                if (STR4[counter][u] == ' ')
                {
                    //if encounter a space then set met_space to 1
                    met_space = 1;
                }
                else if (met_space == 0)
                {
                    temp_STR1 += STR4[counter][u];
                }
                else if (met_space == 1)
                {
                    temp_STR2 += STR4[counter][u];
                }
            }
            STR4[counter] = temp_STR1;
            STR5[counter] = temp_STR2;
            //cout << STR3[counter] << endl;
            counter++;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "File 2 isn't opened" << endl;
    }
    cout << "where is counter now: " << counter << endl;
    for (counter; counter < THE_ARRAY_SIZE; counter++)
    {
        STR1[counter] = "";
        STR2[counter] = "";
        STR3[counter] = "";
        STR4[counter] = "";
        STR5[counter] = "";
    }
    //cout << "Debug: STR1[THE_ARRAY_SIZE-1] length is " << STR1[THE_ARRAY_SIZE - 1].length() << endl;
    theFile_2.close();
}