Thread: Newbie Help!

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    Newbie Help!

    I'm getting an error where it says 'num' undeclared (first use in this function). I haven't used 'num' at all in the code.

    Code:
    Code:
    /* The following program checks if a number is even or odd */
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include "genlib.h"
    #include "simpio.h"
    
    main()
    {
          int num1, num2;
          printf ("Enter an integer ");
          num1 = GetInteger();
          num2 = num1;
          if (num1 < 0);
          num1 = -num1;
          else;
          num1 = num1;
          if (num2%2==0);
          printf ("The number %d is even and its absolute value is %d.", num2, num1);
          else
          printf ("The number %d is odd and its absolute value is %d.", num2, num1);
          getchar();
          }
    Errors:
    Code:
     C:\Dev-Cpp\exercises\positive.c In function `main':
    15 C:\Dev-Cpp\exercises\positive.c syntax error before "else" 
    17 C:\Dev-Cpp\exercises\positive.c `num' undeclared (first use in this function)
      (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once 
      for each function it appears in.) 
    19 C:\Dev-Cpp\exercises\positive.c syntax error before "else"
    Last edited by PYROMANIAC702; 07-11-2011 at 04:20 AM.

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    6 lines from the bottom you use "if (num%2==0)

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    i fixed that, but the error is before that.

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    you are closing your else statement with ; ..... you don't want to do that. Also, if statements don't get ; on their line either.
    Last edited by time4f5; 07-11-2011 at 04:16 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by time4f5 View Post
    you are closing your else statement with ; ..... you don't want to do that. Also, if statements don't get ; on their line either.
    Thanks! It's my first time working with if/else statements.

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