Thread: Strange compiling problem

For some reason these 2 functions (which I copied from another program of mine that compiles fine) give me this error:

Code:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\SnSCheckers\main.cpp(138) : error C2601: 'getxcoord' : local function definitions are illegal
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\SnSCheckers\main.cpp(174) : error C2601: 'getycoord' : local function definitions are illegal

which results in

Code:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\SnSCheckers\main.cpp(187) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found

Here's my prototypes of the 2 functions:

Code:

int getxcoord(void);
int getycoord(void);

Here's where I use them (so far):

Code:

xposition = getxcoord();
yposition = getycoord();

Here's the functions themselves:

Code:

int getxcoord(void)
{
	char letter;
	int x = 9;

	cout << "A - H: ";
	
	while(x == 9)
	{
		cin >> letter;
		letter = toupper(letter);
		switch (letter)
		{
			case 'A':	x = 1;
					break;
			case 'B':	x = 2;
					break;
			case 'C':	x = 3;
					break;
			case 'D':	x = 4;
					break;
			case 'E':	x = 5;
					break;
			case 'F':	x = 6;
					break;
			case 'G':	x = 7;
					break;
			case 'H':	x = 8;
					break;
			default :	cout << "Please give a letter from A to H: ";
		}
	}

	return(x);
}

int getycoord(void)
{
	int y = 9;

	cout << "1 - 8: ";
	cin >> y;	
	while(y < 1 || y > 8)
	{
		cout << "Please give a number from 1 to 8: ";
		cin >> y;
	}

	return(y);
}

anyone know what's wrong?