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    Fuction Headers

    I'm new at C++ and I have found the source for a program but when I compile
    it, it says:

    error C2447: missing function header (old-style formal list?)

    the line number is 28 which is the line above 'string font="Default";'. Can somebody tell me what sort of function header will fix this?
    heres the source code:

    #include <iostream.h>
    #include <string>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <conio.h>
    #include <fstream.h>
    #include <stdio.h>

    void menu()
    {
    system("cls");
    cout << "******************************\n";
    cout << "1.) Insert an Image\n";
    cout << "2.) Insert an Image Link\n";
    cout << "3.) Insert Text\n";
    cout << "4.) Insert Text Link\n";
    cout << "5.) Change Font\n";
    cout << "6.) Change Font Size\n";
    cout << "7.) Change Font Color\n";
    cout << "8.) Insert Horizontal Line\n";
    cout << "9.) Insert a Break\n";
    cout << "10.) Exit WebpageMakerv.1.1\n";
    cout << "******************************\n";
    }


    int string, main();

    {
    string font="Default";
    string fontsize="Default";
    string fontcolor="Default";
    string text;
    string hrcolor;
    string align;
    string address;
    string alink;
    string vlink;
    string link;
    string path;
    string color;
    ......

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    int string, main();

    The above should read int main()

    [EDIT] Without the semicolon and 'string' [EDIT]
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    problem

    but now it says:

    error C2065: 'string' : undeclared identifier

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    try replacing

    #include <string>

    with

    #include <string.h>
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    umm..

    it has 69 errors but If I put it back to how I had it, it only has the one. The top two are:

    'string' : undeclared identifier

    syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'font'

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    Can you please post your current code again?
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    use memset() to place default for a string like this:

    char person[10];
    memset(person, '\0', 10);

    heres how it works:

    memset(string, "What you want in it", size);
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    Where would I include the memset. And do you want the full code ?

    #include <iostream.h>
    #include <string.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <conio.h>
    #include <fstream.h>
    #include <stdio.h>

    void menu()
    {
    system("cls");
    cout << "******************************\n";
    cout << "1.) Insert an Image\n";
    cout << "2.) Insert an Image Link\n";
    cout << "3.) Insert Text\n";
    cout << "4.) Insert Text Link\n";
    cout << "5.) Change Font\n";
    cout << "6.) Change Font Size\n";
    cout << "7.) Change Font Color\n";
    cout << "8.) Insert Horizontal Line\n";
    cout << "9.) Insert a Break\n";
    cout << "10.) Exit WebpageMakerv.1.1\n";
    cout << "******************************\n";
    }


    int main()
    {
    string font="Default";
    string fontsize="Default";
    string fontcolor="Default";
    string text;
    string hrcolor;
    string align;
    string address;
    string alink;
    string vlink;
    string link;
    string path;
    string color;
    string name;
    string title;
    string meta;
    cout << "~ Welcome to MaKiT Webpage Maker 1.0 ~\n";
    cout << "\nPlease enter a filename.html: ";
    getline(cin, name);
    ofstream kcout(name.c_str());
    kcout << "<html>\n<head>\n"
    <<"<META HTTP-EQUIV=\"Content-Type\" CONTENT=\"text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\">";
    cout << "Please Enter The Key words That Search Engines Will use to Describe Your page:\n";
    getline(cin,meta);
    kcout<<"\n<META NAME=\"keywords\" CONTENT=\""<<meta<<"\">\n";
    cout <<"\n\nPlease input a Description of you website:\n";
    getline(cin, meta);
    kcout << "<META NAME=\"description\" CONTENT=\""<<meta<<"\">\n";
    cout << "\n\nWhat is your Name: (Who is the author of this page)\n";
    getline(cin,meta);
    kcout << "<META NAME=\"author\" CONTENT=\""<<meta<<"\">\n";
    cout << "Press any key to continue...\n";
    system("cls");
    kcout << "\n<title>\n";
    cout << "What is the title of your WebPage: ";
    getline(cin ,title);
    kcout << title<<"\n</title>\n</head>\n";
    cout << "Press any key to continue...\n";
    getch();
    system("cls");
    cout << "Do you wish to have a picture or color for your background?\n";
    cout << "Type p or c here: ";
    string background;
    getline (cin ,background);
    cout << "Press any key to continue...\n";
    getch();
    system("cls");
    if (background=="p")

    ....

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    Dunno about memset(). It's fine for char arrays. But he's using string data types here, Sekti.

    As for the error you keep getting, i find it odd. Even though you have the include for the string header file, it seems to insist on not recognizing the string name...

    What compiler are you using?
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    using

    im using MS visual c++ 6.0

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    Ok... just a thought here... remove the .h from the string include and put

    using namespace std;

    after the includes and before void menu()
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    :-(

    102 errors now! weird or what?

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    err... yes weird. I'm afraid I may be misdirecting you

    Are most of these errors the kind of 'string' : undeclared identifier?
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    with the using namespace thing all the errors are like this:

    error C2780: 'class std::basic_istream<_E,_Tr> &__cdecl std::getline(class std::basic_istream<_E,_Tr> &,class std::basic_string<_E,_Tr,_A> &,co
    nst _E)' : expects 3 arguments - 2 provided

    without that they are like this:

    syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'font'

    but the identifiers are different and there is the error:

    'string' : undeclared identifier

    at the start.

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    try <cstring.h> maybe?
    What is C++?

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