Thread: Code works in MS Visual C++, not in Dev-C++

No, I double-checked that phone.h was only in there one time. I tried creating a new project and copying the header code into a new header and the include statements plus a blank main function into a new .cpp file and still got the same errors. Here's the rest of the code anyways (it's not quite done, it doesn't do what it's supposed to do, but at least it should compile so I can fix the errors!):

Code:

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cctype>
#include <string>
#include "phone.h"

using namespace std;

int modFlag=FALSE;
phoneNumber phoneList[LISTMAX];

int main(int argc, char*argv[])
{
	//pass the phonelist file name in on the command line

	char c;
	ifstream infile;
	
	if (argc<2)
	{
		cout << "You must open this file from the command prompt." << endl;
		cout << "Type the .exe file name and the name of the .dat file";
		cout <<  "after it, separated by spaces, and press enter." << endl;
	}
	else
	{
		infile.open(argv[1], ios::in | ios::binary);
		if (infile)
			infile.read((char*)phoneList, LISTMAX*sizeof(phoneNumber));
		infile.close();
	
	
		printList(phoneList, LISTMAX);
		
		cout << "Enter the first letter of your choice and press enter: " << endl;
		menu();
		cin >> c;

		while (tolower(c)!='q')
		{
		switch (c)
		{
			case 'e': 
				editList(phoneList, LISTMAX);
				modFlag=TRUE;
				break;
			case 'l':
				printList(phoneList, LISTMAX);
				break;
			case 's':
				if (!saveList(phoneList, sizeof(phoneNumber), LISTMAX, argv[1]))
				cout << "Error2." << endl;
				else
				modFlag=FALSE;
				break;
		}
		cout << "Enter the first letter of your choice and press enter: " << endl;
		menu();
		cin >> c;
		}

		if (modFlag==TRUE)
		{
			cout << "Please save the file." << endl;
			cin >> c;
			if (tolower(c)=='y')
			{
				if (!saveList(phoneList, sizeof(phoneNumber), LISTMAX, argv[1]))
				cout << "Error3." << endl;
				else
				modFlag=FALSE;
			}
		}
	}
	return 0;
}

void menu()
{
	cout << "	(E)dit		(L)ist		(S)ave		(Q)uit		" << endl;
}

void editList(phoneNumber L[], int n)
{
	int i;
	char ch;
	
	cout << "Enter the index number (1 through 20) of a phone list item." << endl;
	cin >> i;
	cin.ignore(10, '\n');		//strips whitespace to prevent problems with getline()
	i--;						//adjust to array index(0 to n-1)
	if (i<=n)
	{
		cout << "Enter the name:" << endl;
		cin.getline(L[n].name, NAMEMAX);
		cout << "Enter the phone number: [ex. (123) 456-7890]" << endl;
		//uses ch variable to read and ignore the (, ), and - characters
		cin >> ch;
		cin >> L[n].areaCode;
		cin >> ch;
		cin >> L[n].exchange;
		cin >> ch;
		cin >> L[n].number;
	
	}	
}

void printList(phoneNumber L[], int n)
{
	int i;

	for (i=1; i<=n; i++)
		printMember(L, i);
}

void printMember(phoneNumber L[], int i)
{
	cout << setw(3) << i << ". " << L[i].name;
	cout << setw(30) << "(" << L[i].areaCode << ") " << L[i].exchange << "-" << L[i].number << endl;
}

int saveList(phoneNumber L[], int recSize, int arraySize, char* fname)
{
	int rtrn;
	ofstream outfile;

	outfile.open(fname, ios::out|ios::trunc|ios::binary);
	if (!outfile)
		rtrn=FALSE;
	
	else if (!outfile.write((char*)L, recSize*arraySize))
		{
			outfile.close();
			rtrn=FALSE;
		}
		else 
		{
		outfile.close();
		rtrn=TRUE;
		}
	
	return rtrn;
}

Arrgh. So frustrating.

Oh, and I did try updating my Dev-C++ software. Currently I'm using version 4.9.9.2. I'm going to try downloading some different software. Maybe it'll work then.

This compile perfectly for me on Dev-C++.

Be sure that you're starting a project and are compiling both files in the project.

Don't compile them seperately and expect them to work.

Yup, they are in a project, I made sure.

This is really weird.

Well, I tried uninstalling Dev-C++, including all configurations, and reinstalling it. Now it will compile. Strange, since I hadn't changed any major settings. Thanks for checking it out for me, though.

When in doubt, blame it on the gnomes.

Haha, I'll remember that.

Because my professor told us to

Try renaming the constants and see if the problem persists. If it does, put these two at the top of the header:

Code:

#undef TRUE
#undef FALSE