Thread: why i get these errors here

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1>Deleting intermediate and output files for project 'ex6', configuration 'Debug|Win32'
1>Compiling...
1>ex6.c
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(19) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(81) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(83) : error C2065: 'j' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(83) : error C2065: 'count' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(83) : error C2065: 'i' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(84) : error C2065: 'curr' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(84) : error C2224: left of '.candidate' must have struct/union type
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(84) : error C2039: 'candidate' : is not a member of '_iobuf'
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(59) : see declaration of '_iobuf'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(85) : warning C4098: 'report' : 'void' function returning a value
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(86) : error C2224: left of '.type' must have struct/union type
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(86) : error C2039: 'type' : is not a member of '_iobuf'
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(59) : see declaration of '_iobuf'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(87) : warning C4098: 'report' : 'void' function returning a value
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(88) : error C2224: left of '.type' must have struct/union type
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(88) : error C2039: 'type' : is not a member of '_iobuf'
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(59) : see declaration of '_iobuf'
1>c:\documents and settings\\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(90) : warning C4098: 'report' : 'void' function returning a value
1>c:\documents and settings\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(92) : warning C4098: 'report' : 'void' function returning a value
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\lun\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ex6\ex6\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>ex6 - 12 error(s), 4 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 

 
typedef struct vote {
	char name [30];
	int id,type,candidate;
} vote;
void report(FILE* college[3], FILE* arr[10], char* canceled){
// Fuction returns the minimal id
int getMin(int eof[],vote [],int *);
// Function checks a vote record correct
int votecheck(vote ,vote [],int i);
// Function reads the next record from "college" file
int readFrom(FILE *,vote [],int);

void  report(FILE *college[3], FILE *arr[10], char* canceled){
	FILE *cancel;
	vote currtable[3], // array for three current "college" records
		votable[3],    // array for checking the records with the same "id"
		current;	   // struct for the current "college" record	
	int i,j,idmin,index,flag,eof[3];
	if(!(cancel=fopen(canceled,"w"))) exit(1);
	
	for(i=0;i<3;i++)
		eof[i]= readFrom(college[i],currtable,i);
// main loop	
	while(eof[0]!=EOF||eof[1]!=EOF||eof[2]!=EOF){
		idmin=getMin(eof,currtable,&index);
		for(i=flag=0;i<3;i++)
			if(i!=index && eof[i]!=EOF && currtable[i].id==idmin)
				flag=3;
		if(flag){
		fprintf(cancel,"%s%d%d\n",currtable[index].name,idmin,flag);
			for(i=0;i<3;i++)
				while(eof[i]!=EOF && currtable[i].id==idmin)
				eof[i]=readFrom(college[i],currtable,i);
			continue;
		}
//Filling struct table for the minimal id
		votable[0]=currtable[index];
		i=1;
		while(eof[index]!=EOF && i<3){						eof[index]=fscanf(college[index],"%30[^\n]%9d%1d%1d%*c",
current.name,&current.id,&current.type,&current.candidate);
		if(current.id!=idmin){
			for(j=0;j<i;j++)									fprintf(arr[votable[j].candidate],"%9d%d%d\n",
idmin,index,votable[j].type);
		currtable[index]=current;
		break;
		}
		else{
			flag=votecheck(current,votable,i);
			if(flag){				fprintf(cancel,"%s%d%d\n",currtable[index].name,idmin,flag);
			while(eof[index]!=EOF && currtable[index].id==idmin)
			eof[index]=readFrom(college[index],currtable,index);
			break;
			}
			else
				votable[i++]=current;
		}//else
	}//while
	if(i<3)  continue;
		if(eof[index]!=EOF)
		eof[index]=fscanf(college[index],"%30[^\n]%9d%1d%1d%*c",
current.name,&current.id,&current.type,&current.candidate);
		if(eof[index]==EOF ||current.id!=idmin ){
			for(j=0;j<i;j++)
				fprintf(arr[votable[j].candidate],"%9d%d%d\n",
idmin,index,votable[j].type);		
			currtable[index]=current;
		}
		else{			fprintf(cancel,"%s%d%d\n",votable[0].name,idmin,2);
	while(eof[index]!=EOF && currtable[index].id==idmin)				eof[index]=readFrom(college[index],currtable,index);
		}
	}// main loop - while
	fclose(cancel);
}// report

int votecheck(vote curr,vote arr[],int i){
	int j,count;
	for(j=count=0;j<i;j++){
		if(curr.candidate==arr[j].candidate)
			return 1;
		if(curr.type==1 && arr[j].type==1)
			return 2;
		if(curr.type==2 && arr[j].type==2)
			count++;
		if(count>1)	return 2;
	}
	return 0;
}

int readFrom(FILE *coll,vote table[],int i){
	return fscanf(coll,"%30[^\n]%9d%1d%1d%*c",table[i].name,
				&table[i].id,&table[i].type,&table[i].candidate);
}	

int getMin(int eof[],vote table[],int *index){
	int i,idmin;
	for(i=0,idmin=999999999;i<3;i++)
		if(eof[i]!=EOF && table[i].id<idmin){
				idmin=table[i].id;
				*index=i;
		}
	return idmin;			
}

i fixed it a little
now i get
Rebuild All started: Project: ex6, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Deleting intermediate and output files for project 'ex6', configuration 'Debug|Win32'
1>Compiling...
1>ex6.c
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(25) : warning C4996: 'fopen' was declared deprecated
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(234) : see declaration of 'fopen'
1> Message: 'This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using fopen_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE. See online help for details.'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(46) : warning C4996: 'fscanf' was declared deprecated
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(249) : see declaration of 'fscanf'
1> Message: 'This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using fscanf_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE. See online help for details.'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(67) : warning C4996: 'fscanf' was declared deprecated
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(249) : see declaration of 'fscanf'
1> Message: 'This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using fscanf_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE. See online help for details.'
1>c:\documents and settings\lun\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\ex6\ex6\ex6.c(97) : warning C4996: 'fscanf' was declared deprecated
1> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\stdio.h(249) : see declaration of 'fscanf'
1> Message: 'This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using fscanf_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE. See online help for details.'
1>Compiling manifest to resources...
1>Linking...
1>LINK : C:\Documents and Settings\lun\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ex6\Debug\ex6.exe not found or not built by the last incremental link; performing full link
1>MSVCRTD.lib(crtexe.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup
1>C:\Documents and Settings\lun\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ex6\Debug\ex6.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\lun\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ex6\ex6\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>ex6 - 2 error(s), 4 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 

 
typedef struct vote {
	char name [30];
	int id,type,candidate;
} vote;
void report(FILE* college[3], FILE* arr[10], char* canceled);
// Fuction returns the minimal id
int getMin(int eof[],vote [],int *);
// Function checks a vote record correct
int votecheck(vote ,vote [],int i);
// Function reads the next record from "college" file
int readFrom(FILE *,vote [],int);

void  report(FILE *college[3], FILE *arr[10], char* canceled){
	FILE *cancel;
	vote currtable[3], // array for three current "college" records
		votable[3],    // array for checking the records with the same "id"
		current;	   // struct for the current "college" record	
	int i,j,idmin,index,flag,eof[3];
	if(!(cancel=fopen(canceled,"w"))) exit(1);
	
	for(i=0;i<3;i++)
		eof[i]= readFrom(college[i],currtable,i);
// main loop	
	while(eof[0]!=EOF||eof[1]!=EOF||eof[2]!=EOF){
		idmin=getMin(eof,currtable,&index);
		for(i=flag=0;i<3;i++)
			if(i!=index && eof[i]!=EOF && currtable[i].id==idmin)
				flag=3;
		if(flag){
		fprintf(cancel,"%s%d%d\n",currtable[index].name,idmin,flag);
			for(i=0;i<3;i++)
				while(eof[i]!=EOF && currtable[i].id==idmin)
				eof[i]=readFrom(college[i],currtable,i);
			continue;
		}
//Filling struct table for the minimal id
		votable[0]=currtable[index];
		i=1;
		while(eof[index]!=EOF && i<3){						eof[index]=fscanf(college[index],"%30[^\n]%9d%1d%1d%*c",
current.name,&current.id,&current.type,&current.candidate);
		if(current.id!=idmin){
			for(j=0;j<i;j++)									fprintf(arr[votable[j].candidate],"%9d%d%d\n",
idmin,index,votable[j].type);
		currtable[index]=current;
		break;
		}
		else{
			flag=votecheck(current,votable,i);
			if(flag){				fprintf(cancel,"%s%d%d\n",currtable[index].name,idmin,flag);
			while(eof[index]!=EOF && currtable[index].id==idmin)
			eof[index]=readFrom(college[index],currtable,index);
			break;
			}
			else
				votable[i++]=current;
		}//else
	}//while
	if(i<3)  continue;
		if(eof[index]!=EOF)
		eof[index]=fscanf(college[index],"%30[^\n]%9d%1d%1d%*c",
current.name,&current.id,&current.type,&current.candidate);
		if(eof[index]==EOF ||current.id!=idmin ){
			for(j=0;j<i;j++)
				fprintf(arr[votable[j].candidate],"%9d%d%d\n",
idmin,index,votable[j].type);		
			currtable[index]=current;
		}
		else{			fprintf(cancel,"%s%d%d\n",votable[0].name,idmin,2);
	while(eof[index]!=EOF && currtable[index].id==idmin)				eof[index]=readFrom(college[index],currtable,index);
		}
	}// main loop - while
	fclose(cancel);
}// report

int votecheck(vote curr,vote arr[],int i){
	int j,count;
	for(j=count=0;j<i;j++){
		if(curr.candidate==arr[j].candidate)
			return 1;
		if(curr.type==1 && arr[j].type==1)
			return 2;
		if(curr.type==2 && arr[j].type==2)
			count++;
		if(count>1)	return 2;
	}
	return 0;
}

int readFrom(FILE *coll,vote table[],int i){
	return fscanf(coll,"%30[^\n]%9d%1d%1d%*c",table[i].name,
				&table[i].id,&table[i].type,&table[i].candidate);
}	

int getMin(int eof[],vote table[],int *index){
	int i,idmin;
	for(i=0,idmin=999999999;i<3;i++)
		if(eof[i]!=EOF && table[i].id<idmin){
				idmin=table[i].id;
				*index=i;
		}
	return idmin;			
}

i know that its not intended
this is because it the solution which being posted by my teacher

and its not on his high priority that i would understand his solution

so i am compiling it trying to see how it works

works thanks