A fifth noobie question-enum color?

The below is also from a tutorial-the tutorial never says what its supposed to do but I would assume its supposed to cout something, except it just runs and does absolutely nothing and quits

Code:

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#include <iostream>

void main()
{
    enum color {RED, GREEN, BLUE};
    color myColor = RED;

    if (myColor == RED) {
          cout << "hot" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == BLUE) {
          cout << "cold" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == GREEN) {
          cout << "Is not easy being" << endl;
    }

}

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Originally posted by Noobie
The below is also from a tutorial-the tutorial never says what its supposed to do but I would assume its supposed to cout something, except it just runs and does absolutely nothing and quits

Code:

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#include <iostream>

void main()
{
    enum color {RED, GREEN, BLUE};
    color myColor = RED;

    if (myColor == RED) {
          cout << "hot" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == BLUE) {
          cout << "cold" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == GREEN) {
          cout << "Is not easy being" << endl;
    }

}

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You sound like a cute kid cribbing over small things :) take it easy.. relax for once ....

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>

int main() // main has to always have int as its return type
{
    enum color {RED, GREEN, BLUE};
    color myColor = RED;

    if (myColor == RED) {
          cout << "hot" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == BLUE) {
          cout << "cold" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == GREEN) {
          cout << "Is not easy being" << endl;
    }

    char dummy_wait_variable;
    cin >> dummy_wait_variable; // this will temporarily pause
                                                    //your output before u return to the code
    return 0; // added this since you we have stated that we would return an int
}

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// If I am not wrong, to see the output in the background, you must press Alt+F5

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> // needed for getch()

using namespace std; // plz use this, dont ask why just yet

int main() // Don't ever EVER EVERRRR use void main()
{
    enum color {RED, GREEN, BLUE};
    color myColor = RED;

    if (myColor == RED) {
          cout << "hot" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == BLUE) {
          cout << "cold" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == GREEN) {
          cout << "Is not easy being" << endl;
    }

    getch(); // halt the program until someone presses a button

    return 0; return an int
}

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Try this

alt-f5? background? all i have is a black dos screen-alt-f5 doesnt do a thing!

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Originally posted by Travis Dane

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> // needed for getch()

using namespace std; // plz use this, dont ask why just yet

getch(); // halt the program until someone presses a button

}

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Try this

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getch() is a non-standard function. Its preferable to code using standard functions only

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Originally posted by Noobie
alt-f5? background? all i have is a black dos screen-alt-f5 doesnt do a thing!

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Even otherwise the program I gave you should work or the one suggested by travis

The below code was posted and does not work because a namespace name is expected and there is an unexpected }

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> // needed for getch()

using namespace std; // plz use this, dont ask why just yet

getch(); // halt the program until someone presses a button

}

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The below code was posted and does not work because a namespace name is expected; unreachable code; undefined symbol an; return statement missing; and compound statement missing

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> // needed for getch()

using namespace std; // plz use this, dont ask why just yet

int main() // Don't ever EVER EVERRRR use void main()
{
    enum color {RED, GREEN, BLUE};
    color myColor = RED;

    if (myColor == RED) {
          cout << "hot" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == BLUE) {
          cout << "cold" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == GREEN) {
          cout << "Is not easy being" << endl;
    }

    getch(); // halt the program until someone presses a button

    return 0; return an int
}

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Originally posted by shiv_tech_quest
getch() is a non-standard function. Its preferable to code using standard functions only

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Yea, well, i think most compilers have this, otherwise just past
a cin to halt the program, ugly but it works

*sich* try this

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> // needed for getch()

using namespace std; // plz use this, dont ask why just yet

int main() // Don't ever EVER EVERRRR use void main()
{
    enum color {RED, GREEN, BLUE};
    color myColor = RED;

    if (myColor == RED) {
          cout << "hot" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == BLUE) {
          cout << "cold" << endl;
    }
    if (myColor == GREEN) {
          cout << "Is not easy being" << endl;
    }

    getch(); // halt the program until someone presses a button

    return 0;
}

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I'm really getting the impression wheyre writing this program for you:rolleyes:

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Originally posted by Noobie
The below code was posted and does not work because a namespace name is expected and there is an unexpected }

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> // needed for getch()

using namespace std; // plz use this, dont ask why just yet

getch(); // halt the program until someone presses a button

}

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Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't Rush.... Haste is Waste... plzzzzzzzz

In the beginning of this thread, I have given the complete program, when i said it will work, i referred to the complete program that I have posted in the start.

I had to correct travis's code and hence just included the line of code on which I had a difference of opinion with travis

well...i dont know how to compile and the tutorials I go to tell me to use code like namespace std; or getch that dont work!

shiv i tried using your code and it compiles but it doesnt do anything when i run it! so u told me to use alt-f5 and that doesnt do anything either and u said something about a background and where is there a background?

grrr, what compiler do you have? It doesnt seem to have anything!! i write some code that MUST work, even an a dumbass compiler

Well I have C++ Builder 4 except I dont know how to use it and create a .cpp which I can compile-its too fancy-but I found Borland 5.02 on the cd so Im using the latter program

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Originally posted by Noobie
shiv i tried using your code and it compiles but it doesnt do anything when i run it! so u told me to use alt-f5 and that doesnt do anything either and u said something about a background and where is there a background?

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I have used turbo-c++ compiler in the past.

If you press the control-key with the f9 key, it must compile and run at the same time. I have no clue what you are actually trying to do out there.. and why its not working as desired.

In turbo-c++ compiler atleast pressing the Alt key along with F5 key did show the output in the background (back in the DOS)

ok shiv-i got your code to work and cout hot

You should make a note that if a noobie says he is running a noobie program and it doesnt do anything but simply goes back to C:\ _ that its possible he is typing file instead of file.exe

This compiler still deals with DOS??
Well, i can't really help you then, i'm a windows minion.

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Originally posted by Noobie
ok shiv-i got your code to work and cout hot

You should make a note that if a noobie says he is running a noobie program and it doesnt do anything but simply goes back to C:\ _ that its possible he is typing file instead of file.exe

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If the issue is between typing file instead of file.exe then I beg to differ

If any file has an extension .exe or .com or .bat then you need not type the file extension as part of the file name to execute. In DOS it would work just fine with just filename without those extensions (.exe, .com, .bat)

well whenever i try to run a .exe in windows it just closes as soon as the program as done-so i run them in dos