Thread: My program compiles, but does not run

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    My program compiles, but does not run

    I'm trying to write a program that basically inputs info into an array, and then outputs it again in something approaching a table. Like the topic title suggests, it compiles, but doesn't run, instead shutting down with the windows error: x has encountered an error and needs to close.... I have no idea why it's shutting down. Could someone at least point me in the direction of what's going wrong?

    I'm using MSVC++ Exp. V. 8.0 to compile it.

    Here's the source:
    Code:
    //EOC Exercise 6.1 - Grading students
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <iomanip>
    #include <cctype>
    using std::cin;
    using std::cout;
    using std::endl;
    using std::string;
    using std::setw;
    
    int main() {
    	
    	const int max_number_of_students = 100;
    	char control = 0;
    	int index = 0;
    
    	string students[max_number_of_students] = {0};
    	int grades[max_number_of_students] = {0};
    
    	do {		
    		cout << "Enter the name of the student: ";
    		cin >> students[index];
    
    		cout << "Enter the students grade: ";
    		cin >> grades[index];
    
    		index++;
    		
    		cout << "Do you need to enter another grade? (y/n)";
    		cin >> control;
    
    	} while((index <= max_number_of_students) | (std::tolower(control)) != 'y');
    
    	if(index >= max_number_of_students)
    		cout << "\nMaximum reached!";
    
    	float average = 0;
    
    	for(int i_avg = 0; i_avg <= index; i_avg++)
    		average += static_cast<float>(grades[i_avg]);
    
    	cout << endl << "The average grade is: " << (average / static_cast<float>(index)) << " points.";
    
    	for(int table_index = 0; table_index <= index; table_index++){
    		cout << setw(10) << students[table_index] << ": "
    			<< setw(5) << grades[table_index];
    	}
    
    	return 0;
    }
    I'm trying to teach myself C++. I've got a book and stuff (Ivor Horton's:Beginning C++, if anyone is concerned), and I think I'm making progress, so excuse me if I sound like an idiot.

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    > while((index <= max_number_of_students) | (std::tolower(control)) != 'y')
    You probably want the || boolean test, not the bitwise |

    > for(int i_avg = 0; i_avg <= index; i_avg++)
    Both these loops should be < not <=
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    Is tolower() part of std:: ?

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    Code:
        string students[max_number_of_students] = {0};
    you are trying to initialize a string with an int.
    The default constructor for string initializes it to "".
    Try
    Code:
        string students[max_number_of_students];
    Kurt

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZuK
    Code:
        string students[max_number_of_students] = {0};
    you are trying to initialize a string with an int.
    The default constructor for string initializes it to "".
    Try
    Code:
        string students[max_number_of_students];
    Kurt

    That was it, thanks.

    A few more mistakes (like the boolean one, which should've been && anyway) and it works like I wanted it too.

    Thanks for the help.

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