Hey all GameGen PC guru's......I am in a C++ class and I know I am gonna need help. Can any of you compile a program in C++ and would be willing to help if I get in a bind?

I took regular C, but i had a horrible teacher, and learned very little from him. I'm sure we have a few people on here though that could help you if needed :)

I'm your C++ man. Do this for >60 hours a week( at home and at work ).

I'ld be glad to help with that.

awesome!! I'll be working on some homework today, I'll get something posted alittle later that I need some assistance with ;)

Null is a coding genius Poseidon so you are in really good hands. He has helped me too many times to count :)

Ok here is what I gotta do......create a program which has no input. The output is to display a title "Currency Conversion" and then write the names of 5 currencies and their equivalents to a US dollar. The conversions are hard-coded equations. You are to use variables to display the conversion amount.

Example:

Currency Conversion

British Pounds: 2.65
Italian Lira: .034
Francs 3.2
Kroner 1.2
Flanders 654.4

These conversion rates don't have to be "real".

I have to make this as simple as possible. Any extras will be a negative credit. Could you code something like this for me so I can visually see it and then I can add in all my required additional crap to it.

If I am correct, no math functions need to be included so statements like cout << "one US Dollar = 2.65 British Pounds"; are all that I need.

I need this so I can base all the rest of my code from it. I will be adding in my math functions later on. We will build upon this for the next 3 weeks and if you could get me started I'd be greatly appreciative ;) Let me know if you can help me out man.

Originally posted by Poseidon

Example:

Currency Conversion

British Pounds: 2.65
Italian Lira: .034
Francs 3.2
Kroner 1.2
Flanders 654.4


dont forget many of these have been replaced by the euro

Didn't know that but it doesn't matter anyway I dont think. Since they don't have to represent real currency anyway.

I think :confused:

#include <iostream.h>

void main() {



cout << "Some equivalenmt to the us dollar" << endl;

}


Are the strings to output hard-coded or are they supposed to be calculated?




#include <iostream.h>

void main() {
// Say 19 pesos equals one dollar
double d = 1/19;

cout << "1 peso is " << d << " dollars."<< endl;

}

damn you null, where the hell were you last year when i was on my C course :P

Are the strings to output hard-coded or are they supposed to be calculated?



They are hard coded and thank you so much for the help ;)

Alright, here is what I put together but I get three errors and I don't know how to fix them. Can you take a gander and see if you can figure it out please ;)


#include "stdafx.h"

#include <iostream.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
return 0;
}


const float Canadian Dollar = float(1.56);

const float Mexican Pesos = float(10.19);

const float Japan Yen = float(121.77);

const float Barbados Dollar = float(1.98);

const float Brazil Reals = float(3.53);

//display currency equivalents

cout << "1 US Dollar conversions" <<end1;

cout << "Canadian Dollar: " << canadianDollar << endl;

cout << "Currency Conversion to 1 US Dollar" <<endl << endl;

cout << "Mexican Pesos: " << mexicanPesos <<endl;

cout << "Japan Yen: " << japanYen << endl;

cout << "Barbados Dollar: " << barbadosDollar << endl;

cout << "Brazil Reals: " << brazilReals << endl;


return 0;

}

change this


int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
return 0;
}


to this


int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{


EDIT: Just accidentally found the code tags

Wohh, that took me from 3 errors to:

Temporary.exe - 20 error(s), 5 warning(s)

Eeek......that didn't work :confused:

its the variable naming (sorry glanced over that).

don't put spaces in variable names( might just be the bb )
also the names don't even match.
i.e.

"Japan Yen" and "japanYen" ?

i assume you're using visualc from your use of precompiled headers. Paste the error messages from the output window here if you get any errors.


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#include "stdafx.h"

#include <iostream.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

const float CanadianDollar = float(1.56);
const float MexicanPesos = float(10.19);
const float JapanYen = float(121.77);
const float BarbadosDollar = float(1.98);
const float BrazilReals = float(3.53);

//display currency equivalents

cout << "1 US Dollar conversions" <<end1;

cout << "1 US Dollar conversions" <<endl << endl;

cout << "CanadianDollar: " << canadianDollar << endl;

cout << "MexicanPesos: " << mexicanPesos <<endl;

cout << "JapanYen: " << japanYen << endl;

cout << "BarbadosDollar: " << barbadosDollar << endl;

cout << "BrazilReals: " << brazilReals << endl;


return 0;

}



Here are my errors when I try to rebuild all

Compiling...
Currency Converter.cpp
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\currency converter\currency converter.cpp(15) : warning C4518: 'float ' : storage-class or type specifier(s) unexpected here; ignored
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\currency converter\currency converter.cpp(15) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'CanadianDollar'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\currency converter\currency converter.cpp(15) : error C2270: 'main' : modifiers not allowed on nonmember functions
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\currency converter\currency converter.cpp(15) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found
Error executing cl.exe.

Currency Converter.exe - 3 error(s), 1 warning(s)

names in c and c++ are case sensitive. your variable names don't match.

btw. you can use "float(1.56);" or you could just type "1.56f".
they're exactly the same thing when compiled in release mode.

Down to one error now...

c++ programming\week 3\currency converter.cpp(9) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'StdAfx.h': No such file or directory
Error executing cl.exe.

Any clues?

thats the precompiled header i was refering to.

delete that line.
don't worry about why that is there.

Was this created with the visual c++ appwizard, was it copied from somewhere, or did you just delete that file or move the .cpp file?

Lets move this to AIM.

Null_Vector = RBWarden66 on AIM.

Hah!! I got it :D Thanks for your help. I deleted that line changed the main line to

main ()
(

and it built with no errors and no warnings!!!!

This damn thing was due tonight to and I thought I wouldn't get it done in time ;)

Well gang, class is over and boy am I thankful! Never again will I endure another C++ course LOL. For those interested, I am going to post the entire program we wrote over the course of 3 weeks. Thanks to those of you who helped me here at Game Gen but most of all thanks to Marsha for all her help

Love ya hon:D


// Currency Converter.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
// Christopher S. Alldaffer
// Currency Converter
// November 5, 2002 - week 1 - conversion rates from US dollars to foreign currency
// November 12, 2002 - week 2 - imput US currency and display calculations or error message
// November 19, 2002 - week 3 - imput foreign currency and display US dollars equivalent

#include <iostream.h>
#include <cmath>

main()
{

//initialize variables
float dollars = float(0.0);
float canadianDollars = float(1.56);
float mexicanPesos = float(10.19);
float japanYen = float(121.77);
float barbadosDollars = float(1.98);
float brazilReals = float(3.53);

//initialize variables2
float canadianDollars2 = float(0.0);
float mexicanPesos2 = float(0.0);
float japanYen2 = float(0.0);
float barbadosDollars2 = float(0.0);
float brazilReals2 = float(0.0);
char selection ;

//user input
cout << "Which conversion would you like to do today?" << endl;
cout << "Enter A to convert usDollars to 5 foreign currencies." << endl;
cout << "Enter B to convert canadianDollars to usDollars." << endl;
cout << "Enter C to convert mexicanPesos to usDollars." << endl;
cout << "Enter D to convert japanYen to usDollars." << endl;
cout << "Enter E to convert barbadosDollars to usDollars." << endl;
cout << "Enter F to convert brazilReals to usDollars." <<endl;
cin >> selection;
switch (selection)
{
case 'A':
case 'a':

cout << "How much U.S. currency do you wish to convert?" << endl;
cin >> dollars;

while (dollars <= 0)
{
cout << endl << endl << "The amount of U.S. currency must be a number greater than 0." << endl <<endl;
cout << "How much U.S. currency do you wish to convert?" << endl;
cin >> dollars;
}

if (dollars !=0 || dollars < 0)
{

//calculate conversion rates
canadianDollars = canadianDollars * dollars;
mexicanPesos = mexicanPesos * dollars;
japanYen = japanYen * dollars;
barbadosDollars = barbadosDollars * dollars;
brazilReals = brazilReals * dollars;

//display currency equivalents
cout << endl << endl << "US Dollar conversions" <<endl << endl;
cout << "$"<< dollars << " dollars = " << canadianDollars << " canadianDollars" << endl;
cout << "$"<< dollars << " dollars = " << mexicanPesos << " mexicanPesos" << endl;
cout << "$"<< dollars << " dollars = " << japanYen << " japanYen" << endl;
cout << "$"<< dollars << " dollars = " << barbadosDollars << " barbadosDollars" << endl;
cout << "$"<< dollars << " dollars = " << brazilReals << " brazilReals" << endl <<endl;
}

//converts canadianDollars to usDollars
break;
case 'B':
case 'b':

cout << "How many canadianDollars do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> canadianDollars2;

while (canadianDollars2 <=0)
{
cout << endl << endl << "The amount of canadianDollars must be a number greater than 0." << endl <<endl;
cout << "How many canadianDollars do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> canadianDollars2;
}

if (canadianDollars2 !=0 || canadianDollars2 < 0)
{

//calculate conversion rate
dollars = canadianDollars2/canadianDollars;

//display currency equivalent
cout << canadianDollars2 << " canadianDollars = " << dollars << " usDollars" << endl;
}

//converts mexicanPesos to usDollars
break;
case 'C':
case 'c':

cout << "How many mexicanPesos do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> mexicanPesos2;

while (mexicanPesos2 <=0)
{
cout << endl << endl << "The amount of mexicanPesos must be a number greater than 0." << endl <<endl;
cout << "How many mexicanPesos do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> mexicanPesos2;
}

if (mexicanPesos2 !=02 || mexicanPesos2 < 0)
{

//calculate conversion rate
dollars = mexicanPesos2/mexicanPesos;

//display currency equivalent
cout << mexicanPesos2 << " mexicanPesos = " << dollars << " usDollars" << endl;
}

//converts japanYen to usDollars
break;
case 'D':
case 'd':

cout << "How many japanYen do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> japanYen2;

while (japanYen2 <=0)
{
cout << endl << endl << "The amount of japanYen must be a number greater than 0." << endl <<endl;
cout << "How many japanYen do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> japanYen2;
}

if (japanYen2 !=0 || japanYen2 < 0)
{

//calculate conversion rate
dollars = japanYen2/japanYen;

//display currency equivalent
cout << japanYen2 << " japanYen = " << dollars << " usDollars" << endl;
}

//converts barbadosDollars to usDollars
break;
case 'E':
case 'e':

cout << "How many barbadosDollars do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> barbadosDollars2;

while (barbadosDollars2 <=0)
{
cout << endl << endl << "The amount of barbadosDollars must be a number greater than 0." << endl <<endl;
cout << "How many barbadosDollars do you wish to convert to usDollars?" <<endl;
cin >> barbadosDollars2;
}

if (barbadosDollars2 !=0 || barbadosDollars2 < 0)
{

//calculate conversion rate
dollars = barbadosDollars2/barbadosDollars;

//display currency equivalent
cout << barbadosDollars2 << " barbadosDollars = " << dollars << " usDollars" << endl;
}

//converts brazilReals to usDollars
break;
case 'F':
case 'f':

cout << "How many brazilReals do you wish to convert to usDollars?" << endl;
cin >> brazilReals2;

while (brazilReals2 <=0)
{
cout << endl << endl << "The amount of brazilReals must be a number greater than 0." << endl <<endl;
cout << "How many brazilReals do you wish to convert to usDollars?" <<endl;
cin >> brazilReals2;
}

if (brazilReals2 !=0 || brazilReals2 < 0)
{

//calculate conversion rate
dollars = brazilReals2/brazilReals;

//display currency equivalent
cout << brazilReals2 << " brazilReals = " << dollars << " usDollars" << endl;
}

}
return 0;
}

Originally posted by Poseidon
Well gang, class is over and boy am I thankful! Never again will I endure another C++ course LOL. For those interested, I am going to post the entire program we wrote over the course of 3 weeks. Thanks to those of you who helped me here at Game Gen but most of all thanks to Marsha for all her help

Love ya hon:D

You're welcome sweetie. Glad I could help. Even more glad that it's over!! :)

Love ya!! :D