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    Or

    i using borland c++ version 5.5, and when trying to do the or operator, which is denoted by ||, it says the symbol | is an illegal character.

    I'm presuming this to mean i don not have the correct header file (i think thats what they're called), but i could be wrong.

    Any ideas?
    Last edited by derek tims; 03-19-2006 at 05:19 PM.

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    >>Any ideas?

    Yes -- POST CODE.

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    if i really need to post my code then of course, i will.............

    but, i'm not sure if it'll make the slightest difference a its fairly long. i would just like to be able to use the or operator.

    i have this line in the code:

    Code:
     if ( a > 0 || (a < 10 && b == 1) )
    
        {  code  
     
         }
    now when i have this line in, i got that | is an unrecognizable character.
    Last edited by derek tims; 03-19-2006 at 05:52 PM. Reason: inaccurate

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    is that line enclosed in an if statement? If not, then it makes no sense.
    Code:
    if( a > 0 || (a < 10 && b == 1) )
    {
    
      // do something when true
    }

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    oops...... how silly. of course it is enclosed within an if statement. i will edit the post for more accuracy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derek tims
    oops...... how silly. of course it is enclosed within an if statement. i will edit the post for more accuracy.
    That is one of the dangers of not posting snippet of actual code -- just copy and paste that way you won't make typing mistakes. It does not good to see something that isn't in your real program.

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    i think it may be my version i'm running. just downloaded a piece of source code that had the || in it, and it failed to compile.

    i'm running the free borland 5.5 version.

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    Code:
    if(( a > 0) || (a < 10 && b == 1) )
    {
    
      // do something when true
    }
    Is your input language english?
    Copy the code from here and paste it into IDE.
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    Quote Originally Posted by siavoshkc
    Code:
    if(( a > 0) || (a < 10 && b == 1) )
    {
    
      // do something when true
    }
    Is your input language english?
    Copy the code from here and paste it into IDE.
    Not that I disagree that he should be copying his code rather than writing an example, what about the code you have in your post doesn't seem correct to you?
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    to the OP - copy/paste this code and try to compile it. If it doesn't work, you might have your compiler setup incorrectly.
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        if ( true || false )
            cout << "Hello";
        cin.get();
    }

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    i have figured it. i've been editing in a dos window previously, and the || won't work.

    opening it up in notepad, and trying that works just fine.

    glad that's sussed!! thanks for the advice.

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