Structures and Arrays

[lostinprogramC+]

Hello everyone - I am receiving several build errors for my code and I am quit frustrated at this point any help would be great. Here is the full programming exercise so you can understand what it is I am trying(failing at present) to do.

Write a program that reads students' names followed by their test scores. THe program should output each student's name followed by the test scores and the relevant grade. It should also find the highest test score and the name of the students having the highest test score.

Student data should be stored in a struct variable of type studentType, which has four components:studentFName and studentLName of type string, testScore of type int(testScore is between 0 and 100), and grade of type char. Suppose that the class has 20 students. Use an array of 20 components of type studentType.

Your program must contain at least the following functions:
1. A function to read the students' data onto the array.
2. A function to assign the revelant grade to each student
3. A function to find the highest test score.
4. A function to print the names of the students having the highest test score.

Your program must output each student's name in the form: last name followed by a comma, followed by a space, followed by the first name, and the name meust be left justified. Moreover, other than declaring the variables and opening the infput and output files, the function main should only be a collection of function cells.

So here is my code along with the errors that I am getting at the different lines.

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

struct studentType
{
	string studentFName;							//Stores the student's first name
	string studentLName;							//Stores the student's last name
	int testscore;									//stores the test score
	char grade;										//stores letter grade
};

studentType students[20];							//initializes an array called students of the type studentType

void getData(studentType sList[], int listSize);
void calculateGrade(studentType sList[], int listSize);
int highestScore(const studentType sList[], int listSize);
void printResult(const studentType sList[],int listSize);

void StuRead(ifstream& indata, studentType students[])
{
	int x = 0;

	for (x = 1; x < 20; x++)
	{
		inFile >> students[x].studentLName				//receiveing error 'inFile' undeclared identifier even though I have it in main
			   >> students[x].studentFName
               >> students[x].testscore;
	}

}




char AssignGrade(char LetterGrade, studentType students[])
{
	char grade = 0;										//variable to hold the students grade

	if(LetterGrade > 90)
		grade = 'A';
	else if (LetterGrade > 80)
		grade = 'B';
	else if (LetterGrade > 70)
		grade = 'C';
	else if (LetterGrade > 60)
		grade = 'D';
	else if (LetterGrade < 59)
		grade = 'F';

	return grade;
}



void Highest(students[20])					//function to find the student with the highest grade
{											//receive the following error at this line: 'Highest':function-style initializer appears to be function definition
	int highTest = 0;

    for(x = 0; x < 20; x++)
        {
          if(x > highTest)
                highTest = x;

        }


}


int main ()
{
	ifstream inFile;
	inFile.open("c:\\temp\\studentData.txt");

	ofstream outFile;	
	outFile.open("c:\\temp\\studentResults.txt");


	StuRead(inFile, studentType students[]);	//receive the following errors at this line: syntax error expected ')'
												//syntax error: missing ')' before identifier "students'
												//'studenType': illegal use of this type of expression
	return 0;
}

[lostinprogramC+]

was going to add the input file as well. Here it is:

Micky Mouse 100
Minnie Mouse 85
Donal Duck 87
Daisy Duck 83
Pluto Dog 60
Sleeping Beauty 70
Cinderella Princess 93
Robin Hood 97
SpongeBob Squarpants 60
Patrick Star 17
Crazy Daisy 93
Evil Queen 100
Prince Charming 83
Captin Hook 92
Peter Pan 63
Lady Darling 53
Jack Sparrow 97
William Turner 97
Elizabeth Swann 100
Captian Barbossa 75

[lostinprogramC+]

fixed the infile error by adding

ifstream inFile;

before

inFile >> students[x].studentLName					
         >> students[x].studentFName
         >> students[x].testscore;

[Salem]

> inFile >> students[x].studentLName //receiveing error 'inFile'
Your parameter is called inData

> for (x = 1; x < 20; x++)
Arrays start at 0, not 1

> void Highest(students[20])
What type is students?

> StuRead(inFile, studentType students[]); //receive the following errors at this line
When you call a function, you just list variable names or values.
Delete all the type information.

[lostinprogramC+]

Salem - Thank you for the tips.

I have made the following changes to the code:

ifstream inFile;
inFile >> students[x].studentLName				
         >> students[x].studentFName
         >> students[x].testscore;

this seems to have fixed the inFile error

void Highest(studentType students[20])				
{
     int highTest = 0;
     int x = 0;

     for(x = 0; x < 20; x++)
        {
          if(x > highTest)
                highTest = x;

}

declared the type as well as initilized x

I am still have issues with the StuRead. can you please provide examples for me
so that I better understand you comment?

[Salem]

> this seems to have fixed the inFile error
And what about the parameter inFile you were passing? (or whatever name you gave it)

> I am still have issues with the StuRead. can you please provide examples for me
> so that I better understand you comment?
This has no type information.
outFile.open("c:\\temp\\studentResults.txt");


And this does.
StuRead(inFile, studentType students[]); //receive the following errors at this line: syntax error expected ')'