Thread: i have a pointer that it aint working. plz help.

wut is the problem with the pointer???. the compiler doesnt find an error but when i run it it gives me an illegal operation and i have to close it. any ideas??

Code:

void newperson ()
{
	int count, numppl;
	char *strp;
	*strp = input[20];
	cout<<"How many people do you want to introduce?"<<endl;
	cin>>numppl;
	for (count=0 ; count <=numppl ; count=count +1)
	{
		cin.get (input, 20);
	}
}

thx

i did wut u told me to barjor. i have now:

Code:

char *strp;
.
.
.
void newperson ()
{
	int count, numppl;
	strp = agendaarray;
	cout<<"How many people do you want to introduce?"<<endl;
	cin>>numppl;
	for (count=0 ; count <=numppl ; count=count +1)
	{
		cin.get (agendaarray, 20);

	}
}

//I changed the input array for agendaarray.
the error i get is ::

--------------------Configuration: Cpp1 - Win32 Debug--------------------
Linking...
Cpp1.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "char * agendaarray" (?agendaarray@@3PADA)
Debug/Cpp1.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

Cpp1.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Put the varaibles inside the function

your original code was fine except for one minor thing. you must first assign strp to input. like this:

Code:

void newperson()
{
	int count, numppl;
	char *strp=input;
	*strp = input[20];
	cout<<"How many people do you want to introduce?"<<endl;
	cin>>numppl;
	for (count=0 ; count <=numppl ; count=count+1)
	{
		cin.get (input, 20);
	}
}

just add the '=input' after 'char *strp'

now it runs fine. except for one major thing. the cin.get (input, 20); does not read anything. it skips that part and keeps going with my program.

Code:

void newperson()
{
	int count, numppl;
	char *strp=input;
	*strp = input[20];
	cout<<"How many people do you want to introduce?"<<endl;
	cin>>numppl;
	for (count=0 ; count <=numppl ; count=count+1)
	{
		cin.get (input, 20);
	}
}

I wonder if i havet to make the "void" into a char newperson (void) and place a return input[20];

plz reply if u have an idea. thx

Code:

void newperson ()
{
	int count, numppl;
	cout<<"How many people do you want to introduce?"<<endl;
	cin>>numppl;
	char *strp=new char [numppl+1];
                for (count=0 ; count <=numppl ; count=count +1)
	{
		cin.get (input, 20);
	}
}

And at the end of the program, write delete [] strp;