Problem with program...

[Screwz Luse]

Here's an example of part of a program I'm working on. I'm trying to get the program to do the correct math with the hours, overtime, and bonus enter (to see what I mean, take a look at the code below).
EXAMPLE:

d = atoi(c) * 15;

The program does not accept any decimal numbers and will not allow me to multiply the hours by a decimal. Anyone have any ideas? I'd greatly appreciate it.

/* Begin Matt B. Section */
int mattbview()
{
  char buffer[256];
  char buffer2[256];
  char buffer3[256];
  int ammount;
  ifstream mattb ("files/mattb.txt");				//Opens the file mattb.txt when mattb is typed
  ifstream mattb2 ("files/mattb2.txt");				//Opens the file mattb2.txt when mattb2 is typed
  ifstream mattb3 ("files/mattb3.txt");
  if (! mattb.is_open())							//The IF statement that displays "error opening file" when file cannot be found
  { 
	  cout << "Error opening file"; 
	  EXIT 
		Sleep(1000);		//Sleep 1 second
  }

  while (! mattb.eof() )							//Copies until the end of file (EOF)
  {
	system("CLS");
    mattb.getline (buffer,100);						//This stores the text of mattb.txt as buffer
	mattb2.getline (buffer2,100);					//This stores the text of mattb2.txt as buffer2
	mattb3.getline (buffer3,100);
	cout << endl << "\tName:  Matt Biltcliffe";
	cout << endl << "\tRate:  $10/hour";
	cout << endl << "\tMatt has worked "; 
    cout << buffer;
	cout << " hours.";
	cout << endl << "\tMatt has recieved a bonus of $";
	cout << buffer2;
	cout << " this week.";
	ammount = atoi(buffer) * 10 + atoi(buffer2) + atoi(buffer3);	//The math involved to figure out total money
	cout << endl << "\tThe total ammount of money owed to Matt is $";
	cout << ammount;
	cout << ".";
	cout << endl << endl << endl;
	Sleep(5000);		//Sleep 5 second
	
  }
  main();
  return 0;
}
int mattbenter() 
{
  char a[5];
  char b[5];
  char c[5];
  int d;
  ofstream mattb ("files/mattb.txt");
  ofstream mattb2 ("files/mattb2.txt");
  ofstream mattb3 ("files/mattb3.txt");
    cout << endl << "\tName:  Matt Biltcliffe";
	cout << endl << "\tPay:  $10/hour";
	cout << endl << "\tPlease note that ONLY numbers are allowed.";
	cout << endl << endl << "\tPlease enter the ammount of hours worked (Standard pay):  ";
	cin >> a;
	cout << "\tPlease enter the amount of overtime worked (Time and a half):  ";
	cin >> c;
	cout << "\tPlease enter the bonus you'd like to give the employee:  ";
	cin >> b;
	mattbview();
  }

	cout << endl << "\tThank you, this is being entered into the database now and Matt's pay is being calculated.";
	cout << endl;
	d = atoi(c) * 15;
	Sleep(5000);		//Sleep 1 second
  if (mattb.is_open(), mattb2.is_open())
  {
    mattb << a;
    mattb2 << b;
    mattb3 << d;
	mattb.close();
	mattb2.close();
	mattb3.close();  return 0;
}

BTW: Sorry about all my problems with my pay roll project. Just been havin trouble with a few things. For the most part, the program works as long as there isn't any decimals to be entered.

[quzah]

This is not the C++ board. Post there, unless you have already, in which case, stop cross posting here!

cout << endl << "\tName: Matt Biltcliffe";
cout << endl << "\tRate: $10/hour";
cout << endl << "\tMatt has worked ";

Um... 'matt has worked' ? ...ok, so what? Is there supposed to be a variable at the end there? (Don't reply here, go to the C++ board.)

cin >> a;
cout << "\tPlease enter the amount of overtime worked (Time and a half): ";
cin >> c;
cout << "\tPlease enter the bonus you'd like to give the employee: ";
cin >> b;

'a', 'b', and 'c' are not declared anywhere in the code you provide.

I suspect the reason your multiplication isn't working is because you aren't properly declaring your variables. If you want a decimal, use a float or double, not an integer.

Quzah.

[Screwz Luse]

well, excuse me. No need to get all ........y and snooty about it. I'm sorry if I've hurt you, all knowing one. 1.) My bad, I didn't really think that I had carried over to C++ really 2.) a, b, and c are defined:

char a[5];  
char b[5];  
char c[5];

If you had looked at the code, you would see that a variable comes after the "matt's work" part.

[quzah]

I wasn't being ........y. I was letting you know that there is a board for C++, and that this isn't it.

Ya, I glanced over the code, totally missed the 'abc' stuff. My bad.

Where isn't it excepting the decimal input? Into abc? Shouldn't those be a float or a double? With 'cin', you should be just reading into a float or double, not into an array of characters. That should do the trick.

Quzah.

[Screwz Luse]

lol.. thanx. Sorry about the "rudeness" in my reply. My bad.