help

Hi i am very new to C++ could someone please take a look at this code and tell me what I am doing wrong I am a total noob, so if you are willing to help please be as specific as possible. Thank you in advance for any comments.
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struct info
{
char last1 [25];
char first1 [25];
double payrate;
int hours;

};
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Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
#include <c:\Documents and Settings\Pat\Desktop\prog15\struct15.cpp\struct15.cpp\struct15.cpp>

void getdata(char last1[25], char first1[25], int count, double payrate[25]);

using namespace std;

int main ()
{
const int MAX = 25;
	struct info employee[MAX];
	int count = 5;
	char (ret);
	char last[25];
	char first[25];
	double payrate[25];

getdata(last,first,count,payrate);


	
	return 0;

}
#include <c:\Documents and Settings\Pat\Desktop\prog15\getdata15.cpp\getdata15.cpp\get15.cpp>

Code:

void getdata(char last1[25], char first1[25], double count, double payrate[25])
{
	char (ret);
for (int i=0; i<=count; i++)
	{
		cout << "input Last Name:"<< endl;
		cin.getline >> (employee[i].last1,25);
		cout << "Input First Name:" << endl;
		cin.getline (employee[i].first1,25);
		cout << "Input payrate:" << endl;
		cin >> employee[i].payrate;
		cout << "Input Hours Worked:" << endl;
		cin >> employee[i].hours;
		cin.get (ret);
		return;
	}






	return;
}

error codes below:
c:\documents and settings\pat\desktop\prog15\prog15.cpp\prog15.cpp\ main15.cpp(33) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'return'
1>c:\documents and settings\pat\desktop\prog15\getdata15.cpp\getdata1 5.cpp\get15.cpp(11) : error C2065: 'employee' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\documents and settings\pat\desktop\prog15\getdata15.cpp\getdata1 5.cpp\get15.cpp(11) : error C2228: left of '.last1' must have class/struct/union
1>c:\documents and settings\pat\desktop\prog15\getdata15.cpp\getdata1 5.cpp\get15.cpp(13) : error C2228: left of '.first1' must have class/struct/union
1>c:\documents and settings\pat\desktop\prog15\getdata15.cpp\getdata1 5.cpp\get15.cpp(15) : error C2228: left of '.payrate' must have class/struct/union
1>c:\documents and settings\pat\desktop\prog15\getdata15.cpp\getdata1 5.cpp\get15.cpp(17) : error C2228: left of '.hours' must have class/struct/union

1. while it is possible #include <c:\Documents and Settings\Pat\Desktop\prog15\struct15.cpp\struct15. cpp\struct15.cpp>
why do you need it?

- to include files from the current folder use #include "filename.h"
- cpp in most cases no need to include - only h-files should be included to notify compiler about function prototypes and class declarations
- several cpp-files can be compiled together without including one-another
2. Where is your employee struct or class defined?

where should i include the employee struct class and what is the porper syntax?

Filename.h
------------

Code:

struct employee
{
   string emp_name;
};

-----------------
filename.cpp

Code:

#include "Filename.h"

struct employee Myemployee;

------------

Something like that

thank you very much