John: At the top of every function, you've gotta have a section like: int clock; float wage; float hours; float overtime; float overtimepay. That is a variable declaration. U failed 2 declare those variables u just added to your program. On 10/3/07, John Miller <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The "overtime = 40" line is declaring the variable isn't it? That's what I > thought. > Which way would you do it? I can get the first way I was doing it to work, > but with the warning I posted a while ago and after that it works but comes > up with a total that's slightly off. Or this way where that is the problem > as well as, I think the same warning. I'd have to try it again to see if > it's the same warning or not. There was a fatal error in there too but I > think that was something about the braces, very likely that will be fixed > when the rest of it's fixed. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:10 PM > Subject: Re: More C programming help > > > > Hi John, > > > > The change in formula which you are trying is not strictly necessary, but > > bear in mind that for the c language, *ANY* variables you use *MUST* be > > declared first. > > > > hth > > > > Martin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:30 PM > > Subject: Re: More C programming help > > > > > >>I tried that and over time and overtime pay undeclared variables is the > >>error it likes to torture me with now. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "TJ McElroy" <raider.59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1:48 PM > >> Subject: Re: More C programming help > >> > >> > >>> Your problem: > >>> > >>>> gross = wage * hours + 0.5 (hours - 40); > >>> > >>> for some reason, the compiler doesn't like it. > >>> > >>> *** > >>> The compiler does not like it, because it thinks that > >>> 0.5 (hours - 40); > >>> > >>> is a function call. > >>> > >>> Try breaking the if statement into two statements > >>> > >>> if ( hours > 40 ) { > >>> overTime = hours - 40; > >>> overTimePay = .05 * overTime; > >>> gross = wage * hours + overTimePay; > >>> } else { > >>> gross = wage * hours; > >>> } > >>> > >>> *** > >>> also by not having this if statement inside the for loop, > >>> it will calculate all of the employees time, not > >>> each individual employee. > >>> > >>> hth > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 12:10 PM > >>> Subject: Re: More C programming help > >>> > >>> > >>>> Well, the what the program should do is there, but the line that is > >>>> > >>>>> gross = wage * hours + 0.5 (hours - 40); > >>>> > >>>> for some reason, the compiler doesn't like it. > >>>> error is > >>>> Error 1 error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function taking -22 > >>>> arguments > >>>> > >>>> I usually do walk away for a bit when I get frustrated but it's the > >>>> headaches I get after going back a few times that are really starting > >>>> to concern me. I know I'm close, if I do different, easier math in that > >>>> line like just adding 1 or something it will work changing it a bit, > >>>> but when I do it this way, which looks right to me, it just doesn't > >>>> like it. I'm sure I'm missing something simple again. I've been close > >>>> right along I feel like, but lagging behind, I'm not sure if it's me, a > >>>> Braille display would have probably helped with the last one but I > >>>> can't afford that and was pretty much told "no" by the state when I > >>>> wanted one for another class, it's too late now anyway week 5 or 10 > >>>> starts tomorrow. > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:01 AM > >>>> Subject: Re: More C programming help > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Hello John, > >>>>> Let me tell you this: when you look at a hard programming task as if > >>>>> it was a person and it was your enemy the probability of comming with > >>>>> the solution is smaller. Try to look at it as if you did not deppend > >>>>> on that, if you get frustrated of thinking and going to aparent noware > >>>>> then go take a break, and back again to it latter. Don't start > >>>>> thinking that you're likely to fail or that you don't like to have all > >>>>> the work to try it again and again ... It may appear a joke, but it > >>>>> does make the difference if you get yourself in a relaxed stat so you > >>>>> can consentrate more on your problem and less in your fears and > >>>>> frustrations ... > >>>>> This said, I'll ask you to explain me what you're trying to do, > >>>>> because I can not see what is the problem here. > >>>>> I didn't try to compile your code but the sintax seen ok ... so what > >>>>> is the problem? > >>>>> Marlon > >>>>> 2007/10/3, John Miller <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > >>>>>> Hi everyone. > >>>>>> Here we go again, now, where I should be at with this program is, a > >>>>>> program > >>>>>> that will figure out the wages for 5 employees, and now adding an if > >>>>>> statement to figure out overtime. I've been working on this for 2 > >>>>>> days and > >>>>>> this is what the code ends up looking like, I can make it work if I > >>>>>> change > >>>>>> it to do the wrong thing, but when it comes time to get it right, I > >>>>>> can't > >>>>>> make it work and I'm at a complete loss. If I do it with different > >>>>>> math, > >>>>>> just make it add a few things with the same coding, that works so I > >>>>>> knwo I'm > >>>>>> on the right track, but when it comes to doing the finished project, > >>>>>> I'm > >>>>>> missing something. I had to stop yesterday for the second worst > >>>>>> headache > >>>>>> I've ever had in my life, seems like I get those headaches every time > >>>>>> I work > >>>>>> on this junk but I need the class. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> (begin code( > >>>>>> #include <stdio.h> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> int main (void) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> { > >>>>>> > >>>>>> int clock; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* clock number */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> float gross; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* gross pay */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> float hours; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* hours worked */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> float wage; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* hourly wage */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> { > >>>>>> > >>>>>> int i; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* Prompt for employee information */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> for (i = 0; i <=5; ++i) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf("enter your employee number: "); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> scanf_s("%d", &clock); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf("Enter the wage: "); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> scanf_s("%f", &wage); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf("Enter number of hours worked: "); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> scanf_s("%f", &hours); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> } /* end for */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* attempting if statement for overtime*/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> if ( hours > 40 ) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* calculate gross pay */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> gross = wage * hours + 0.5 (hours - 40); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> else gross = wage * hours; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /* print out employee information to the screen */ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf > >>>>>> ("\t----------------------------------------------------------\n"); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf ("\tClock# Wage Hours Gross\n"); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf > >>>>>> ("\t----------------------------------------------------------\n"); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf ("\t%06i %5.2f %5.1f %7.2f\n",clock,wage,hours,gross); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf("This employee worked %f hours with a per-hour basis of > >>>>>> %f.\n", > >>>>>> hours, wage); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> printf(" gross pay is %f.\n", gross); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> return 0; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> } > >>>>>> > >>>>>> *end code > >>>>>> > >>>>>> __________ > >>>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at > >>>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just > >>>>> stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for > >>>>> free." > >>>>> Linus Torvalds > >>>>> __________ > >>>>> View the list's information and change your settings at > >>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> __________ > >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at > >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > >>> __________ > >>> View the list's information and change your settings at > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > >>> > >> > >> __________ > >> View the list's information and change your settings at > >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > >> > >> > > > > __________ > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > -- Jackie McBride Check out my homepage at: www.abletec.serverheaven.net __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind