getting an error, need help

hello, i keep getting this error in my c++ program: incompatible types of assignment of ' const char[2]' to 'char[20]'
what does this mean???

I'm pretty sure what the problem is, just post your code so we can show you how to fix it...

This is the code, its for a school assignment

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include<string>

int main()

{

char manager[20];
char product1 [20];
float price1;
char product2 [20];
float price2;
char product3 [20];
float price3;
char product4 [20];
float price4;
char product5 [20];
float price5;
char date [20];
char storelocation [20];
char x;
float Total; 
	
    cout<<"Enter the location of the woolworths store";
    cin>> storelocation;
	cout<<"Enter the date of purchases";
	cin>> date;
	cout<<"Enter the store manager's name";
	cin>> manager;
    cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
    cin>> product1;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price2;
            if (product1 = "x") 
			cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
			else
	cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product2;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price2;
            if (product2 = "0") 
			cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
			else
	cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product3;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price3;
            if (product3 = "0") 
			cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
			else
	cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product4;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price4;
            if (product4 = "0") 
			cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
			else
		cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product5;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price5;
            if (product5 = "0") 
			cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
	Total = (price1 + price2 + price3 + price4 + price5)
	cout<<"           PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN                "
    cout<<"               WOOLWORTHS		            "
    cout<<"           ABN 88 000 014 675                "
    cout<<"          The Fresh Food People              "
    cout<<"         Mona Vale Ph: 9997-4777             "
    cout<<"    YOUR STORE MANAGER IS:" <<manager
    cout<<"                               $.            "
    cout<<"                             -------         "
    cout<<"       "  <<product1 <<price1
    cout<<"       " if (product2 > "z") <<product2 <<price2
    cout<<"       " if (product3 > "z") <<product3 <<price3
    cout<<"       " if (product4 > "z") <<product4 <<price4
    cout<<"       " if (product5 > "z") <<product5 <<price5
    cout<<"      5   TOTAL            " <<Total
    cout<<"      E.F.T                " <<Total
    cout<"----------------------------------------------"
}

Code:

// lines like this are illegal
if (product1 = "x") 

// use the strcmp function in strings.h to compare strings for equality like so...
if (strcmp(product1, "x") == 0)

// edit: you also forgot alot of ;'s towards the end of your code

thanks a lot for that face master, it seemed to do the trick!
however i still have one error which i cant solve (im a doofus)
it says: parse error before '<' on line 65 which is the cout<<" PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN " line.
can u plz tell me whats wrong?

your code was pretty crazy, but I made some fixes here and there but you might want fix it some more

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include<string>

int main()

{
	
	char manager[20];
	char product1 [20];
	float price1 = 0;
	char product2 [20];
	float price2 = 0;
	char product3 [20];
	float price3 = 0;
	char product4 [20];
	float price4 = 0;
	char product5 [20];
	float price5 = 0;
	char date [20];
	char storelocation [20];
	float Total; 
	
    cout<<"Enter the location of the woolworths store";
    cin>> storelocation;
	cout<<"Enter the date of purchases";
	cin>> date;
	cout<<"Enter the store manager's name";
	cin>> manager;
    cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
    cin>> product1;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price2;
	if (strcmp(product1, "x") == 0) 
		cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
	else
		cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product2;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price2;
	if (strcmp(product2, "0") == 0) 
		cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
	else
		cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product3;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price3;
	if (strcmp(product3, "0") == 0) 
		cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
	else
		cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product4;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price4;
	if (strcmp(product4, "0") == 0) 
		cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
	else
		cout<<"Enter the product and weight, if finished type '0' in";
	cin>> product5;
	cout<<"Enter the price of the product";
	cin>> price5;
	if (strcmp(product5, "0") == 0)
		cout<< "Thanks, press enter to receive a receipt";
	Total = (price1 + price2 + price3 + price4 + price5);
		cout<<"           PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN                \n";
		cout<<"               WOOLWORTHS		            \n";
		cout<<"           ABN 88 000 014 675                \n";
		cout<<"          The Fresh Food People              \n";
		cout<<"         Mona Vale Ph: 9997-4777             \n";
		cout<<"    YOUR STORE MANAGER IS:" <<manager << "\n";
		cout<<"                               $.            \n";
		cout<<"                             -------         \n";
		cout<<"       \n";
		cout<<product1;
		cout<<price1;
		cout<<"       \n"; 
		if (product2 > "z") { cout <<product2; cout <<price2; }
		cout<<"       \n";
		if (product3 > "z") { cout<<product3; cout<<price3; }
		cout<<"       \n";
		if (product4 > "z") { cout<<product4; cout<<price4; }
		cout<<"       \n"; 
		if (product5 > "z") { cout<<product5; cout<<price5; }
		cout<<"      5   TOTAL            " <<Total;
		cout<<"      E.F.T                " <<Total;
		cout<<"----------------------------------------------";

		return 0;
}

Originally posted by holoduke
thanks a lot for that face master, it seemed to do the trick!
however i still have one error which i cant solve (im a doofus)
it says: parse error before '<' on line 65 which is the cout<<" PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN " line.
can u plz tell me whats wrong?

Probably becuase of all of the missing ;'s or something...

Lol, I wok at a woolworths - it sucks. I do like no work so they dont like me. Only work some weekends, though so its ok. I'm 15 by the way

thank you so much! you are a 15 yr old genius!
im 15yrs old and i cant understand c++, but ive only been learning it for 2 weeks.
Woolies keeps rejecting my applications...

hey face master how do u make the code u wrote print the actual receipt? it doesnt seem to want to do that

>> Woolies keeps rejecting my applications...

Serious? Lol. It was easy for me. Somehow I got the job. I tried for a job @ hoyts couple weeks ago, but they knocked me back. I work on a checkout but thats becuase you do the least work

>> hey face master how do u make the code u wrote print the actual receipt? it doesnt seem to want to do that

Yeh thats pretty weird how it just stops. I'll have a go at it now...

Your program is really screwed. I need to go now but i'll try fixing it later

ok thanks

do u know how to fix it?

Hmm, take a look at the if's and else's