Thread: Rusty with c++ need some help with errors involving pointers and stuff

- thats just ugly and more work than required and since its now almost 2 a.m. and i'm running on 2 hours of sleep definately feeling lazy :-P

As you wish. I will not be helping you until you fix that. Global variables make your code more difficult to trace.

- actually the assignment description says to call them that.... sure i doubt i'd lose points if i did use something else, but i've also got this algorithm memorized with pi, d, and f so works for me

Okay, in that case you should at least provide comments to state their proper names.

-doesn't matter for this class...

As you wish. I will not be helping you until you fix that. Your lecturer chose C++ instead of Java, so write your C++ code like C++, not Java.

-int option=0;
while (option!=3)
nope looks initialized before use to me :-P

In your updated code, yes. That's good.

It is quite simple: if you want help, do things correctly when asked to do so. If not, then as you have admitted, you are lazy and do not deserve help.

EDIT:
In fact, I suspect that the use of global variables is indirectly related to your current problem. You are simply having difficulty tracing the code yourself.

For now, you desperately need to fix your problems. If you don't, you will not learn. This is C++, not Java. Welcome to C++.

well thats pretty cruel.....

Not really. If I were to start helping you any further, the first thing I would do is fix those problems so I can understand your code more easily.

thanks for the help you did give me

You're welcome.

for now i desperately need sleep

Yeah, rest is usually a good idea if you need it

I won't testify as to which debugger is the best, but I prefer Visual Studio. Easy to setup, easy to get used to.
No need to remember command lines or search for an appropriate gui for it.