Hi, If I remember right, you would use while loop and conditional statements inside the loop until the correct values are entered. A pseudo code might be: while (the numbers are not between 1 and 3) // Try using "&&" operator. { /* The conditional statements to check the user input. If it is not the value that the program is looking for, display the error and prompt the user to enter the values again. If it is the value that the program is looking for, exit the loop. */ } Cheers, Joseph -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jes Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:36 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Implimenting prompts in program for reinput from user? Say I want a user to enter a number from 1 to 3, but they enter something else, like 4, or the letter v, or whatever. How would I tell the program to display an error message to the user using cout, then return them to the initial prompt? Thanks. Jes __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3015 - Release Date: 07/19/10 18:36:00 __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind