Thread: compiling problem

i have Borland compiler version 5.51 for Win 32
when i try to compile this script:
#include <iostream.h>

int number_of_doritos(void)
{
int yum;

yum = 523; /* That's a lot of doritos! */

return yum; /* Returns the value in yum, stops the function */

cout << "I hate doritos!" << endl; /* Nobody ever sees this */
return yum;

}

theres an error: Unresolved external '_main' refrenced from D:\BORLAND\BCC55\LIB\COX.OBJ

i have no idea what to do

(i copied the bin folder of borland in a diff dirrectory for easy compiling i wonder if it has to be with the other folders lib, examples, include, help )

any help?

There's no main that's what the error is telling you. Or it's having a problem finding it.
Are you merely compiling or are you trying to build?

whats the diff ?
lol sry i am new at this i jsut followed a tutorial and i pasted the code and saved it in .cpp and i want to comile it plz help me

Compiling a program checks the syntax of the program and makes an object file.
Building on the other hand links all of the parts of the program together to make an executable file.
Therefore you compile parts of the program, such as libraries but you build the main program. That's when you need an entry point. ( the main() )
Are you using the command line version or the IDE?

hmmmm itnt the
int number_of_doritos(void)
the main?
hmmmmm maybe an example would help alot if you have a simple code to show me how to do this please (or a tutorial site)
thanx for all of your help ill get it someday lol

hmmmm itnt the
int number_of_doritos(void)
the main?

All C/++ programs are built in or around a function called Main. This is the heart ..or "Driver" of the program. This is really one of the first basic concepts that we were taught in school. I am still learning myself. I suggest that you get a good book if you are really interested in learning to program. Most online tutorials are just very general ..but good references all the same.

Start here to learn more about the language itself, and to find some good books. Then you can advance at your own pace from there.

try this :

http://firstpod.tripod.com/cpp21/

int main()
{
int yum;

yum = 523; /* That's a lot of doritos! */

cout << "I hate doritos!" << endl; /* Nobody ever sees this */
return yum;

}



try this

Denethor when i type in ur code this is what i get:
Error E2451 doritos.cpp 7: Undefined symbol 'cout' in function main()
Error E2451 doritos.cpp 7: Undefined symbol 'endl' in function main()
*** 2 errors in Compile ***

You need to add

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

at the top, for cout and endl to be recognized.

Seron