Thread: Codeblocks gives me error message for writing code from book, please look.

Here is the code:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>


{


main()
//my variable for the program


char firstInitial, middleInitial;
int number_of_pencils;
int number_of_notebooks;
float pencils = 0.23;
float notebooks = 2.89;
float lunchbox = 4.99;


//information for first child
firstInitial = 'J';
middleInitial = 'R';


number_of_pencils= 6;
number_of_notebooks= 4;


printf ("%c%c needs %d pencils, %d notebooks, and 1 lunch box\n", firstInitial, middleInitial, number_of_pencils, number_of_notebooks);
printf("The total cost is $%.2f\n\n", number_of_pencils*pencils + number_of_notebooks*notebooks + lunchbox);


//Information for 2nd child


firstInitial = 'A';
middleInitial = 'J';


number_of_pencils = 10;
number_of_notebooks = 3;


printf("%c%c needs %d pencils, %d notebooks, and 1 lunchbox\n", firstInitial, middleInitial, number_of_pencils*pencils + number_of_notebooks*notebooks" + lunchbox);


//infor for third child


firstInitial = 'M';
middleInitial = 'T';


number_of_pencils = 9;
number_of_notebooks = 2;


printf("%c%c needs %d pencils, %d notebooks, and 1 lunchbox\n", firstInitial, middleInitial, number_of_pencils, number_of_notebooks);
printf("The total cost is $%.2f\n", number_of_pencils*pencils + number_of_notebooks*notebooks + lunchbox);


return 0;


}

Code:

Then here is the error message:  error: expected identifier or '(' before '{' token 

& second error:  missing terminating " character

I'm not sure what the errors are even if they are "included" can't see them. Copied the code exactly from the book and the errors are there. And I had difficulty getting this thread made because of the whole "" thing!

Also look at the printf() statement for the 2nd child and find the extraneous " in the data.

You placed a '{' char before main() not after.