Thread: creating and using functions

hey guys I have a hard time finding out how to create a function to run in a program that I'm supposed to do.

In the middle of this page is a formula for calculating the amount I’d have in the bank after t years if I invested an amount P at an annual interest rate of r, and the interest is compounded n times per year. Write a function called interest which calculates the interest I’ve earned after m months. The function should accept 4 arguments: the principal amount P, the annual interest rate r, the number of times interest is compounded each year n, and the number of months m that the money has been in thebank. The output of the function should be the interest earned. Then write a program which does the following. The user should enter an initial investment P and an annual rate r. The program should then generate a table giving the interest after 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months for interest compound annually, monthly,
and daily (assume 365 days/year). You must use the function interest in your program. The name of this program must be IntTable.c

Important Note: The interest earned is not equal to A! A is the total amount in the bank, the interest earned is the final amount minus the initial amount.

A = P * ( 1 + r/n ) ^(nt)

where,
P = principal amount (initial investment)
r = annual interest rate (as a decimal)
n = number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = number of years
A = amount after time t

Example output for Part A:
% a.out

Enter your initial investment P: 2500.00
Enter the annual interest rate r: 0.04
Interest earned for different compounding schemes is as follows:
Investment Time Annually Monthly Daily
3 months 24.63 25.08 25.12
6 months 49.51 50.42 50.50
9 months 74.63 76.01 76.13
12 months 100.00 101.85 102.02
%

so far i only have the headings: Investment Time, Annually, Monthly, Daily,
and 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months set correctly.

I'm having lots of trouble creating function and I don't know how to make int main() receive the values I need. Here's what I have:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int interest( float y );

/* function main begins program execution */
int main()
{



   float P;
   float r;
   int n; 
   float t;
   int A;

 printf( "\n enter your initial ivestment P: " );
 scanf( "%.2f", &P );

 printf( "enter the annual interest rate r: " );
 scanf( "%.2f", &r );

 printf( "\n%15s%10s%9s%8s\n", "Investment Time", "Annually", "Monthly", "Daily" );

printf( "        3 months\n" );
printf( "        6 months\n" );
printf( "        9 months\n" );
printf( "      12 months\n" );

for ( A == 1 ; A <= 4 ; A++ ) {
      printf( "%20d  ", interest ( A ) );

}

      return 0;

}

int interest( float y )
{
       int a;
       int b;
        int c;
        int d;
        int pow;
           
      y = a * pow( 1 + b / c, c * d );
      y -= a;
      return y;
}

whenever i try to compile using gcc -lm IntTable.c I keep getting the error:

IntTable.c: In function `interest':
IntTable.c:54: error: "called object is not a function"

Can YOU help me please?

Don't cross-post. http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=95247
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Code:

for ( A == 1 ; A <= 4 ; A++ ) {

No doubt you meant = (for assignment) instead of == (for comparison).

Code:

gcc -lm IntTable.c

On some compilers, you have to put the libraries last. Try

Code:

gcc IntTable.c -lm

I don't know which line is line 54. Next time, try marking it -- you'll probably get a faster response.

Your printf statements probably won't work as you want them to. Remember that you have to print all of the data you want on a line before you print a newline. Once you print a newline, you can't modify that line at all any more.

Oh and by the way, your variable names can be longer than one character.

Thanks dwk...closed