Why wont this compile?

I added the section at the bottom from "intmain" to "printf", and it still will not compile. Any ideas?

You can't just stick "int main" inside another function.

Quote:

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Your assignment is to finish the following functions
printBoxList(float boxes[MAX_BOXES][6], int n);
writeBoxesToFile(char fileName[],float boxes[MAX_BOXES][6], int n);

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And you have

Code:

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void writeBoxesToFile(char fileName[], float boxes[MAX_BOXES][6], int n)
{
    FILE *fp;
   
    fp = fopen(fileName, "w");
    if (fp == NULL){
          printf("unable to open file for writing\n");
          return; 
    }
    fprintf(fp, "%d\n", n);
   
    fclose(fp);
}

/*

            finish this function to print a table
            of the box coordinates
           
            Make sure to label the columns
*/
void printBoxList(float boxes[MAX_BOXES][6], int n)

    int main()
  {
    int row
    int column
   
    for (row= -1; row<n; ++row)
      for(column=-1; column<6; ++column)
      }
 {
    printf("printBoxList,[row],[column]\n");

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Do you understand what you're supposed to be doing here?

I guess not, I thought I was to finish the bottom part of the source code, which I thought I did, I haven't figured out how to label yet but It should still run the way I have it .

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Dieselfreak

I guess not, I thought I was to finish the bottom part of the source code, which I thought I did, I haven't figured out how to label yet but It should still run the way I have it .

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No it won't... amongst other things C does not support nested functions... that is you cannot define a function inside a function.

On top of that the code you obviously added by cut and past appears to have nothing to do with the remainder of the program.

There is no main() in that source file (did you read the instructions?)

All you're supposed to do is

Code:

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void writeBoxesToFile(char fileName[], float boxes[MAX_BOXES][6], int n)
{
    FILE *fp;
   
    fp = fopen(fileName, "w");
    if (fp == NULL){
          printf("unable to open file for writing\n");
          return; 
    }
    fprintf(fp, "%d\n", n);
    /* YOUR CODE HERE */
   
    fclose(fp);
}

/*

            finish this function to print a table
            of the box coordinates
           
            Make sure to label the columns
*/
void printBoxList(float boxes[MAX_BOXES][6], int n)
{
    /* YOUR CODE HERE */
}

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You can "label the columns" later.
Try just getting something to print out the basic information.