Thread: Howdy! Temperature prog

Hi to all new here and new to C++ just making a temperature program that works by entering the temp and such ANY help is appreciated how would i go about making the background color change and the text any other suggestions or help is appreciated im a total newbie at this.

Code:

#include<iostream.h> //Allows Cin and Cout to be used

int main() //Allows starting of program 

{
int temp;
cout <<"Please input the temperature\n\n:";
cin >>temp;  //User input
if (temp>90)
{
cout <<"Spanish Weather : Wear shorts!\n";  //Prompt output based on user input
}
else if (temp>70)
{
cout <<"Ideal weather : Short sleaves are fine\n";
}
else if (temp>50)
{
cout <<"A little chilly : Wear a light jacket\n";
}
else if (temp>32)
{
cout <<"English weater : Wear a heavy coat\n";
}
else
{
cout <<"Stay inside\n";
}
return 0; //End the program
}

Changing color is highly dependent on which compiler you are using.
http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284392

Aha okay im using C++ 6.0 lol thats about all i know lol so help advice tips appreciated looking for friends here as well as answers! lol im rob and thanks for the link any other advice is cool as well

Hey rob, if you feel like it, you might want to update your program to use the new, standard headers. That means <iostream> instead of <iostream.h>. There are lots of places to find information on the difference between the two, but to put it simply, the old headers will start to not work with newer compilers. There is one extra change you must make to your program if you change to the new header. Here are three examples of how you can do it. I prefer the first, but some, especially beginners, prefer the second or third (also note I added some indentation in there just for fun):

Code:

#include<iostream> //Allows Cin and Cout to be used

int main() //Allows starting of program 
{
    int temp;
    std::cout <<"Please input the temperature\n\n:";
    std::cin >>temp;  //User input
    if (temp>90)
    {
        std::cout <<"Spanish Weather : Wear shorts!\n";  //Prompt output based on user input
    }
    else if (temp>70)
    {
        std::cout <<"Ideal weather : Short sleaves are fine\n";
    }
    else if (temp>50)
    {
        std::cout <<"A little chilly : Wear a light jacket\n";
    }
    else if (temp>32)
    {
        std::cout <<"English weater : Wear a heavy coat\n";
    }
    else
    {
        std::cout <<"Stay inside\n";
    }
    return 0; //End the program
}

Code:

#include<iostream> //Allows Cin and Cout to be used
using std::cout;
using std::cin;

int main() //Allows starting of program 
{
    int temp;
    cout <<"Please input the temperature\n\n:";
    cin >>temp;  //User input
    if (temp>90)
    {
        cout <<"Spanish Weather : Wear shorts!\n";  //Prompt output based on user input
    }
    else if (temp>70)
    {
        cout <<"Ideal weather : Short sleaves are fine\n";
    }
    else if (temp>50)
    {
        cout <<"A little chilly : Wear a light jacket\n";
    }
    else if (temp>32)
    {
        cout <<"English weater : Wear a heavy coat\n";
    }
    else
    {
        cout <<"Stay inside\n";
    }
    return 0; //End the program
}

Code:

#include<iostream> //Allows Cin and Cout to be used
using namespace std;

int main() //Allows starting of program 
{
    int temp;
    cout <<"Please input the temperature\n\n:";
    cin >>temp;  //User input
    if (temp>90)
    {
        cout <<"Spanish Weather : Wear shorts!\n";  //Prompt output based on user input
    }
    else if (temp>70)
    {
        cout <<"Ideal weather : Short sleaves are fine\n";
    }
    else if (temp>50)
    {
        cout <<"A little chilly : Wear a light jacket\n";
    }
    else if (temp>32)
    {
        cout <<"English weater : Wear a heavy coat\n";
    }
    else
    {
        cout <<"Stay inside\n";
    }
    return 0; //End the program
}

Right i have a color code how would i intergrate the two?

Code:

#include <stdio.h> 
#include <windows.h> 

int main ( void )
{
  HANDLE h = GetStdHandle ( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
  WORD wOldColorAttrs;
  CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbiInfo; 
  
  /*
   * First save the current color information
   */
  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(h, &csbiInfo);
  wOldColorAttrs = csbiInfo.wAttributes; 
  
  /*
   * Set the new color information
   */
  SetConsoleTextAttribute ( h, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY );
  
  printf ( "This is a test\n" );

  /*
   * Restore the original colors
   */
  SetConsoleTextAttribute ( h, wOldColorAttrs);
  return 0;
}