Thread: Problem with code - Can someone take a look???

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    Problem with code - Can someone take a look???

    Can someone tell me what's wrong with the following code. I am using Borland C++ and I am getting the following error messages:

    Expression Syntax
    Statement Missing
    Declaration Syntax Error
    Declaration Missing

    I'm attaching the code. It's in .cpp form, so it cannot contain any viruses.

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    This:
    Code:
    if(Dice1=='1')&&(Dice2=='1')
    Should be this:
    Code:
    if ((Dice1=='1')&&(Dice2=='1'))
    
    gg

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    Next time, try compiling more often - like before you copy/paste the same error 30-odd times through the rest of your code.

    And you SO need a better way of printing the dice
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    yeah, thanks

    I agree about the dice. I'm just a student, and I'm learning the language. This is a project, and I couldn't figure it out. The teacher told me to post here, for assistance. I haven't learned much into windows yet, still all dos, so that's the best I have got for the moment. Thanks for the help.

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    Here is a simple example of how you can print die without having to "hardcode" every permutation.
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    
    unsigned int validate_die(unsigned int val)
    {
        if (val < 1)
        {
            val = 1;
        }
        else if (val > 6)
        {
            val = 6;
        }
    
        // DIE array index starts at 0
        val--;
    
        return val;
    }//validate_die
    
    
    void print_die(unsigned int d1,unsigned int d2)
    {
        const char BORDER = '*';
        const char EDGE[] = "*********";
        const char DIE[6][3][8] = 
        {
            {
                "       ",
                "   o   ",
                "       ",
            },
            {
                "  o    ",
                "       ",          
                "    o  ",
            },
            {
                "  o    ",
                "   o   ",
                "    o  ",
            },
            {
                "  o o  ",
                "       ",
                "  o o  ",
            },
            {
                "  o o  ",
                "   o   ",
                "  o o  ",
            },
            {
                "  o o  ",
                "  o o  ",
                "  o o  ",
            },
        };
        const char LEADING_SPACE[] = "                             ";
        const char SEP_SPACE[] = "   ";
    
        d1 = validate_die(d1);
        d2 = validate_die(d2);
            
        // Top of die
        cout << LEADING_SPACE << EDGE << SEP_SPACE << EDGE << endl;
    
        // Insides
        for (int n = 0; n < 3; n++)
        {
            cout << LEADING_SPACE 
                 << BORDER << DIE[d1][n] << BORDER 
                 << SEP_SPACE 
                 << BORDER << DIE[d2][n] << BORDER 
                 << endl;
        }//for
    
        // Bottom of die
        cout << LEADING_SPACE << EDGE << SEP_SPACE << EDGE << endl;
        cout << endl;
    }//print_die
    
    
    int main()
    {
        print_die(1,6);
        print_die(5,3);
        print_die(2,4);
    
        return 0;
    }//main
    gg

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    Uhh... A couple thoughts. The first being, you might want to work on some different formatting.

    This is hard to read:
    Code:
    else if((Dice1=='1')&&(Dice2=='2'))
    	{cout<<"                             *********   *********                               "<<endl;
    	cout<<"                             *       *   * o     *                               "<<endl;
    	cout<<"                             *   o   *   *       *                               "<<endl;
    	cout<<"                             *       *   *     o *                               "<<endl;
    	cout<<"                             *********   *********                               "<<endl;}
    This:
    Code:
    else if((Dice1=='1')&&(Dice2=='2')) {
    	cout<<"                             *********   *********                               "<<endl;
    	... etc ...
    }
    and this:
    Code:
    else if((Dice1=='1')&&(Dice2=='2'))
    {
    	cout<<"                             *********   *********                               "<<endl;
    	... etc ...
    }
    are much easier to read.

    Also, about printing these dice. You might want to make a function that takes a) the number on the dice, and b) the line to print, and then gives you a string which you then print.

    A brief example of what I mean:
    string getLine(int numberOnDice, int line);

    getLine(5, 1) returns "* o o *"
    getLine(5, 2) returns "* o *"
    etc...

    It'd be much nicer to work with.

    *edit
    Or codeplug's works too.
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    another problem

    When I run the attached code, my menu comes up, but the dice program doesn't display any dice. For example, once it gets to the randomize part, it doesn't display the dice. It just closes. any ideas??? I really appreciate the assistance.

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