Thread: Developing an enhancement to existing program... with errors.

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    Developing an enhancement to existing program... with errors.

    I had written, with considerable help from this forum, a program the computes the vapor liquid equilibria of a mixture. Now adding a second part that uses the VLE arrays to compute various 'states' of the distillation process over time. That's the big picture.


    To start I need a function(s) to relate a known interpolated value from one array to other arrays. The first step to find the interpolating multiplier has several errors I need some help with. Please note that I entered a subset of the boiler_abv[] values. The true arrays contain 101 elements.


    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    
    
    
    /***************************************************/
    /*Declare*/
    double interpolate_array(double *boiler_abv, size_t boiler_abv_len, float start_abv);
    
    
    
    
    int main()
    {
    float start_abv = 0.10;
    
    
    double boiler_abv[10] =
    {
       0, 0.032, 0.062, 0.092, 0.12, 0.147, 0.174, 0.199, 0.224, 0.248
    };
    
    
    float interp_factor = interpolate_array(boiler_abv[], sizeof(boiler_abv) / sizeof(boiler_abv[0]), start_abv);
    
    
    printf("interp factor = %f", interp_factor);
    
    
    getch();
    return (0);
    }
    
    
    /*****************************************************/
    /*Definition*/
    double interpolate_array(boiler_abv[], size_t boiler_abv_len, start_abv)
    {
    int i;
    float interp_factor = 1.0;
    
    
        for(size_t i = 0; i < boiler_abv_len; i++)
        {
            if(boiler_abv[i] == start_abv)
            {
             return interp_factor;
             break;
            }
    
    
    
    
             else if boiler_abv[i] > start_abv
             {
              hi = boiler_abv[i];
              low = boiler_abv[i-1];
              interp_factor = 1 + (start_abv - low)/(hi - low);
              return interp_factor;
             }
    
    
          }
    }

    |19|error: expected expression before ']' token|
    This one I don't get. The whole line is an expression. Last time I had this error it was a malformed return statement.


    |19|error: too few arguments to function 'interpolate_array'|
    I think I describe 3 arguments to the declaration, definition, and call. ???
    |6|note: declared here|


    |23|warning: implicit declaration of function 'getch' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]|
    How do you 'pause' for viewing? I get the same warning if I use System (pause).


    |12|warning: unused variable 'start_abv' [-Wunused-variable]|
    Unused???


    |29|error: unknown type name 'boiler_abv'|
    |29|error: unknown type name 'start_abv'|
    Thought I was clear on what 'type' means: array, float etc.


    Maybe one of those things that one simple goof up causes all errors? Just not seeing it. Thanks.

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    > float interp_factor = interpolate_array(boiler_abv[], sizeof(boiler_abv) / sizeof(boiler_abv[0]), start_abv);
    You don't need the [] on the first parameter.

    > How do you 'pause' for viewing? I get the same warning if I use System (pause).
    system() is prototyped in stdlib.h

    > double interpolate_array(boiler_abv[], size_t boiler_abv_len, start_abv)
    The third parameter needs a type.

    > else if boiler_abv[i] > start_abv
    This needs ( ) around the if expression.

    With so many
    return interp_factor;
    your loop isn't going to do much.
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    Thanks much. Appreciate the help.

    Looks like I got a little sloppy but also learned a couple things. Works now. For loop also needed to define low and high but does return the correct value under both conditions.

    Thx again.

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