Thread: need help with debugging

Im a big programming newbie and need to get my program running for my class programing project.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>


//function declarations
int getreport     (FILE* spIN, 
				int* partnum, int* price, 
				int* qty, int* reorder, int* minorder);

int writereport   (FILE* spOUT, int  partnum, int price, int qty,
				   int reorder, int minorder, int*  orderamt);

void calcorderamount (int reorder, int minorder);
				



int main(void)
{
//local declarations
FILE* spIN;
FILE* spOUT;

int partnum;
int price;
int qty;
int reorder;
int minorder;
int* orderamt;

//statements

printf("begin inventory report\n\n");

spIN = fopen ("C:\\stuff.TXT", "r");
	if (!(spIN = fopen ("C:\\stuff.TXT", "r")))
	{
	printf("error opening stuff.txt\n");
	return 101;
	}//input file error check

	if (!(spOUT = fopen ("C:\\inventoryreport.TXT", "w")))
		{
		printf("error creating inventory file\n");
		return 102;
		}//output file error check

	while (getreport
		  (spIN, &partnum, &price, &qty, &reorder, &minorder))
		{
		calcorderamount (reorder, minorder);
		writereport   (spOUT, partnum, price, qty, reorder, minorder, orderamt);
		}//while

	fclose (spIN);
	fclose (spOUT);

	printf ("end of inventory report\n");
	return 0;
}


int getreport     (FILE* spIN, int* partnum, int* price, 
				int* qty, int* reorder)
{
//local declarations
	int ioresult;
	int minorder;
	

//statements
	ioresult = fscanf(spIN, "%d%f%d%d%d", partnum, 
					 price, qty, reorder, minorder);
	if (ioresult == EOF)
		return 0;
	else if (ioresult !=5)
		{
		 printf("\aError reading data\n");
		 return 0;
		}//error check
	else
		return 1;
}

void calcorderamount (int reorder, int minorder)
{
//statements
int* orderamt;
int* qty;

	*orderamt = (reorder + minorder);
	if	(*qty < *reorder)
		*qty = *orderamt;
	else
		*qty = *qty;
	return;
} //clacgrade


int writereport   (FILE* spOUT, int  partnum, int price, int qty, 
				   int reorder, int minorder, int  orderamt)
{
//statements
	fprintf(spOUT, "%d %f %d %d %d %d", partnum, 
					 price, qty, reorder, minorder, orderamt);
	return 0;
}//writereport

it's sloppy i know. but i can't figure out that "illegal indirection" error at my if else statement.

i am using visual c++ 2005 express edition as a compiler (and my professor said ONLY to use this compiler).

Help will be MUCH appreciated.

edit: here is what i am trying to accomplish: when the quantity on hand (qty) falls below the reorder point (reorder), it adds the minimum order (minorder) to the reorder point to produce the order amount (orderamt). otherwise, the quantity on hand is left alone and reprinted in the order amount.

It helps if you actually tell us where you're getting the error. But:

Code:

void calcorderamount (int reorder, int minorder)
{
//statements
int* orderamt;
int* qty;

	*orderamt = (reorder + minorder);
	if	(*qty < *reorder)
		*qty = *orderamt;
	else
		*qty = *qty;
	return;
} //clacgrade

Neither of those pointers actually point anywhere. reorder isn't a pointer. Also, what is your else supposed to be doing?


Quzah.

The same problem is still there.
orderamt and qty point to nowhere.