Thread: need help with output

Hello. I am trying to get this program to read a user string and output the message in large block letters. I have it set to where it prints out the letters the user types in, but they output vertically. I am trying to get them to output horizontally like an actual word. Could somebody please help me?

(note: I only did letter a-f for now but once I get it working I will add the rest.)

Thanks

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <Windows.h>

using namespace std;


struct letter {

  string lines[5];

} A = {

" AAA ", 
"A   A", 
"AAAAA", 
"A   A", 
"A   A"};

letter B = {

  "BBBB ",
  "B   B",
  "BBBB",
  "B   B",
  "BBBB "
};

letter C = {

  " CCCC",
  "C    ",
  "C    ",
  "C    ",
  " CCCC"
};

letter D = {

  "DDDD ",
  "D   D",
  "D   D",
  "D   D",
  "DDDD "
};

letter E = {

  "EEEEE",
  "E    ",
  "EEEEE",
  "E    ",
  "EEEEE"
};

letter F = {

  "FFFFF",
  "F    ",
  "FFFF ",
  "F    ",
  "F    "
};


int main()
{

  string first;
  char firstChar;
  int a, b;
  letter array[6] = { A, B, C, D, E, F };
  cout << "Please enter a message: ";
  cin >> first;



  for (int j = 0; j < first.size(); j++) {
    firstChar = toupper(first[j]);
    firstChar -= 'A';

    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
      cout << array[firstChar].lines[i] << endl;



    }


  }

  return 0;

}

You'd have to print the first line of each letter in the message, separated by a couple of spaces. Then print the second line of each letter in the message. Then....