Thread: Error message C2676

I am trying to write a small, simple program for a class that I am taking. I keep getting this error code: " error C2676: binary '>>' : 'class std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >' does not define this opera
tor or a conversion to a type acceptable to the predefined operator "

I do not understand what this means.

Code:

// Lab Exercise 1
// Sum, Average, Max and Min
// By Sue Claycamp
#include <iostream>

using std::cout;   // Program uses cout
using std::cin;     // Program uses cin
using std::endl;   // Program uses endl

int main( )  // main begins program execution
{
	int number1;   // first number input by user
	int number2;   // second number input by user
	int number3;   // third number input by user
	int sum;          // sum of number1, number2, number3
	int smallest;    // smallest number input by user
	int largest;      // largest number input by user

	cout >> "Enter three numbers ";
	cin >> number1 >> number2 >> number3;

	sum = number1+ number2+ number3;
	cout << "Sum " << endl;

	largest = number1;
	if (number2 > number1)
	cout << number2 << "Largest " << endl;

	if (number3 > number1)
	cout << number3 << "Largest " << endl;

	smallest = number1;
	if (number2 < number1)
	cout << number2 << "Smallest " << endl;

	if (number3 < number1)
	cout << number3 << "Smallest " << endl;

	return 0;   // indicate that program ended successfully

}   // end main

Code:

cout >> "Enter three numbers ";

To:

Code:

cout << "Enter three numbers ";

Thank you Tonto. Such a simple solution. I have looked at and re-written this program a dozen times today and never noticed that I was putting the symbol in the wrong way.