Re: Errors in compilation of simple programme

From:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:31:42 -0400
Message-ID:
<evdiof$djl$1@news.datemas.de>
ftjonsson@gmail.com wrote:

On 9 Apr, 16:05, "Victor Bazarov" <v.Abaza...@comAcast.net> wrote:

ftjons...@gmail.com wrote:

I am working on some simple programmes and when I tried compiling
the following:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
int i = 0;

cout << "Hur gammal \x84r du? ";
cin >> i;

cout << "Jaha...du \x84r" >> i >> " \x86r gammal.";


  cout << "Jaha...du \x84r" << i << " \x86r gammal.";

And if you had posted your complete new program before, you'd have
your answer sooner...

return 0;
}
[..]


V
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I don't understand what you mean by this:

"And if you had posted your complete new program before, you'd have
your answer sooner..."


I meant I'd give you the correction if you posted the complete code
before in comp.lang.c++.

this is the programme, its very simple.


And after I correct it, it compiles without a problem on Visual C++
2005; here is the entire code as I pasted it in and corrected:
----------------------
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
 int i = 0;

 cout << "Hur gammal \x84r du? ";
 cin >> i;

 cout << "Jaha...du \x84r" << i << " \x86r gammal.";

 return 0;
}
----------------------

I fixed the dumb mistake again, but I received the same error
(warning):

c:\program\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\iostream(53) : warning
C4091: 'extern __declspec(dllimport)' : ignored on left of
'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>' when no variable is declared
        with
        [
            _Elem=char,
            _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
        ]
c:\documents and settings\hp_?garen\mina dokument\visual studio
2005\projects\program 1\program 1\program 1.cpp(15) : error C2065:
'cout' : undeclared identifier

Hope I am not bugging the hell out of you by asking...


You're not bugging the hell out of anybody. You have a problem, and
you'd like it resolved. We've all been there, trust me.

Now, the difference between your setup and mine is yet to be figured
out. I have a very simple console application project where I used
your code and got good result. Are you sure you're compiling your
program as a simple console application? Are you sure you're not
trying to make a DLL out of it? Are you sure you're not trying to
make a Windows API program or an MFC program by any chance?

To solve it you might want to start a new project, use the "Console
Application" as your template. Even better, allow it to create the
"Hello World" application for you. See if it compiles. Substitute
the source with your own. See it if compiles still. Keep changing
it until you find what it is that causes your error. I am pretty
sure you're not going to have the same error reported to you if you
just try the "Hello World" as Visual Studio creates for you.

V
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