Thread: Problem in very simple code

Hi, I am having a problem with this very simple piece of code that I am learning from a book.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

/*#define OVER_TWENTY_FINE 75*/               /*problem*/

main()

{

int   fine = 5,
     number_of_a = 11,
     OVER_TWENTY_FINE = 75;                        /*solution*/


if(number_of_a <= 10)
    
	  ++fine;
else
	
     fine += OVER_TWENTY_FINE;
	   

printf("\nfine is %d." , fine);	

}

As you can see this is a simple "if" "else" decision. I originally had OVER_TWENTY_FINE in a "#define" statement before main(). Now I have it commented out, and have instead declared it as an integer. This is because when I was using it as a #define statement it wouldn't let the "if else" work. I would get these two errors:

error C2059: syntax error : 'if'
error C2181: illegal else without matching if

After I commented it out and started declaring it as int, the code works fine. I can't see what could be wrong with this. Suggestions??.....