Can't solve my syntax error...

**mfskratch** · 11-05-2007

I need help in figuring out a syntax error I have in my code. I've been playing around with it and still have not figured out exactly how to fix the syntax error.

Code:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "stdio.h"
/*Objective: To implement a simple drawing program. The program will
draw on the screen a series of figure(boxes). It will repeatedly ask
the user to enter the loaction and dimensions.*/

int main()
{
char mat[20][40];
int col, row, x, y, width, height;
int stop=0;
int letter=3;

for(row=0;row<20;row++)
{
for(col=0;col<40;col++)
{
mat[row][col]='.';
}
}
do
{
printf("Enter x0, y0, width, height:");
if(scanf("%i%i%i%i",&x,&y,&width,&height)==EOF)
{
	stop=1;
}
else
{
	printf("  0000000000111111111122222222223333333333\n");
	printf("  0123456789012345678901234567890123456789");
	for(row=0;row<20;row++)
	{
		if (row<10)
		{
			printf("0%d", row);
			printf("\n");
		}
			else
			{
				printf("%d", row);
				printf("\n");
			}
	for(col=0;col<40;col++)
	{
	if((col==x)||(col==(x+width-1))||((row==y)||(row==(y+height-1))))
	{
	if((col>=x)&&(col<=(x+width-1))&&((row>=y)&&(row<=(y+height-1))))
	{
		mat[row][col]=letter;
		printf("%c",mat[row][col]);
	}
	if(col==39)
	{
	printf("\n");
	}
	}
	}
}
}
letter++;
}
while(!stop);
for(;;);
return 0;
}

**IceDane** · 11-05-2007

First of all, you should clearly post the error you're receiving. Most of us are lazy, jaded ........s who won't bother to compile your code to see for ourselves.

Anyhow - "#include <stdio.h>", using < and > not double quotes.

Think it's the same thing with stdafx.h - Isn't that some visual studio file?

**matsp** · 11-05-2007

And I guess you want US to figure out where it is by compiling your code on our machines, and then tell you how to fix it? How about posting the compiler error.

[And by the way, in my compiler, it doesn't produce any errors at all - but that could be because I don't have the same "stdafx.h" as you use for example]. It does produce warnings about a type conversion (correctly as you are using an int to stuff into a char array) and about unreachable code (you have a "for(;

;" before the return 0; at the end of main - obviously, the compiler can't figure out why you bother with a return if you're never going to get there anyways - but it would probably complain about no return statement if you remove it.)

--
Mats

**matsp** · 11-05-2007

Originally Posted by IceDane

First of all, you should clearly post the error you're receiving. Most of us are lazy, jaded ........s who won't bother to compile your code to see for ourselves.

Anyhow - "#include <stdio.h>", using < and > not double quotes.

Think it's the same thing with stdafx.h - Isn't that some visual studio file?

Actually, stdafx.h is a "project" file, so it should probably not have <>. And it really makes little difference which you use unless there are multiple files with the same name, some of which are in the "current directory" and some of which are in the "compiler / system directories". In all other cases, the compiler will find the right one wherever it is [although sometimes the compiler will need some convincing to fine <> files in the current directory].

--
Mats

**mfskratch** · 11-05-2007

I believe that my syntax error has to do with "letter" and I am programming on a Windows OS.

**matsp** · 11-05-2007

So, post the exact error message, including which line of code it relates to "I believe it's to do with letter" isn't really helpfull [ok, so there's only a few lines that involve letter - but what if it wasn't really letter because you believe wrong, or some such?]

Playing "twenty questions" isn't quite as fun when you are doing it to try to offer help as it is when you are doing it as a challenge as a way to enjoy yourself on a boring trip or in the pub when there's not much else to do. Ok?

--
Mats

**IceDane** · 11-05-2007

Originally Posted by matsp

Actually, stdafx.h is a "project" file, so it should probably not have <>. And it really makes little difference which you use unless there are multiple files with the same name, some of which are in the "current directory" and some of which are in the "compiler / system directories". In all other cases, the compiler will find the right one wherever it is [although sometimes the compiler will need some convincing to fine <> files in the current directory].

--
Mats

AFAIK, gcc searches for include files enclosed in quotes in the current directory but include files enclosed in < > in the proper include directories.

I might be wrong though.

**matsp** · 11-05-2007

Right, by default gcc doesn't search the current directory for <> enclosed files. If you use " " then it searches in current directory FIRST, then in the path. So it will work perfectly fine (although slightly confusing) to use "stdio.h" - but not <myheader.h> because it doesn't find it in the common directories.

--
Mats

**MikeyIckey** · 11-05-2007

ok, once i commented out the stdafx.h file, it compiled just fine for me with gcc.
printed some kinda goofy results, but i assume that it has to do with the custom header file.

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