Thread: New-Coder needing suggestions

Ok, Im not going to pretend to know I know that much C++ compared to most things I have read on this site. I am taking a highschool class in c++ and basically I thought it was way too simple and I actually want to learn something. OK, so I made this code for a base converter, and right now its working with bases 2-36. However, I'm pretty sure I must've wasted alot of time with some things. Anyone who wishes to can make suggestions on how to make it better. I've taken the class for about 5 weeks and am like a year ahead of the class so I hope this isn't that bad. If you think it sucks just say so, any constructive critisism helps. Thanks.

Code:

#include<conio.h>                //Includes are from my Start.cpp
#include<iostream.h>
#include<iomanip.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<math.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<dos.h>

#define MAX 20   //I Need a better way to do this


class Base    //First real time using classes, trying it out   
{
    public:
	long int real;
	char fake;
    private:
};

long int power(int x, int y); // Since I don't know an exponent function

void clear (int x, Base y []); // Clean-Up arrays

main()
{
    int base1;
    int base2;
    Base num1[MAX];
    Base num2[MAX];
    int y = MAX;
    int flag = 0;


    clrscr();
    clear (MAX, num1);
    clear (MAX, num2);

    cout << "\nEnter Number to be converted: " << endl << endl;


    for (int x=0;x<=MAX; x++)      // Asks for number in an array
    {

	if (x == MAX)
	{
	    x--;
	    break;
	}

	num1[x].real = getche();
	if (num1[x].real == 13)
	{
	    num1[x].real = 0;
	    x--;
	    break;
	}

	else if ((num1[x].real >=48) && (num1[x].real <=57))
	   num1[x].real -= 48;
	else if ((num1[x].real >=65) && (num1[x].real <=90))
	   num1[x].real -= 55;

    }
     // Was there an easier way to do that?

    cout << endl << endl << "Enter base of that number: ";
    cin >> base1;
    cout << endl << "Enter base to be converted to: ";
    cin >> base2;

    int w = x;
    for (x; x >= 0; x-- )     // This loop does oldbase->base10->newbase
    {
	num2[0].real += num1[x].real * power(w-x, base1);
	for (y=0, num2[y].real; num2[y].real >= base2; y++)
	{
	    num2[y+1].real += num2[y].real / base2;
	    num2[y].real %= base2;

	}
    }

    cout << "\nYour new number is: ";

    if (base2 <= 10)
    {
	for (y=MAX;y>0;y--)
	{
	    if ((flag == 0) && (num2[y-1].real != 0))
		flag = 1;

	    if (flag==1)
		cout << num2[y-1].real;
	}

    }
    else if (base2 > 10)
    {
	for (y=MAX;y>0;y--)
	    if (num2[y-1].real >= 10)
		num2[y-1].fake = 55 + num2[y-1].real;
	for (y=MAX;y>0;y--)
	{
	    if ((flag == 0) && (num2[y-1].real != 0))
		flag = 1;

	    if (flag==1)
	    {
		if (num2[y-1].real < 10)
		    cout << num2[y-1].real;
		else if (num2[y-1].real >= 10)
		    cout << num2[y-1].fake;
	    }
	}
    }

    getch();
    return 0;

}


void clear (int x, Base y [])
{
    for (x; x>=0; x--)
    {
	y[x].real = 0;
    }
}

long int power (int x , int y)
{
    if (x == 0)
	return 1;
    else
	return ( y * power(x-1, y));
}

P.S i hope those tags worked =\