help with C++ode(n00b question)

ok, i am new at C++ and i am not sure why my code wont compile. now i probebly wrote it wrong, and i have tried many times to correct it, however i dont know what the problem is. yea, it is a simple program.

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
   
    using std::cin;
    using std::cout;

    int number1
    int number2
    cout << "enter the first number" ;
    cin >> number1
   
    cout << "enter the second number" ;
    cin >> number2
   
    if (number1 > number2)
    cout << "number 1 is bigger";
   
    if (number1 < number2)
    cout << "number 2 is bigger" ;
   
    if (number1 == number2)
    cout << "they are the same";       
  return 0;
}

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iostream.h -> iostream
The latter is newer (standard) and has namespaces. The former is old and does not.
stdlib.h -> cstdlib
This also has the namespaces. You don't appear to need it, though.

In the future, please post compiler error messages to help us out.

Cheers

the compiler i was using required the .h

compiler i am using. http://www.digitalmars.com/

COMPILER ERRORS.

Code:

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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\staticx57>c:\dm\bin\dmc.exe \dm\bin\numbcomb
    using std::cin;
            ^
\dm\bin\numbcomb.cpp(7) : Error: undefined identifier 'std'
    using std::cout;
            ^
\dm\bin\numbcomb.cpp(8) : Error: undefined identifier 'std'
    int number2
      ^
\dm\bin\numbcomb.cpp(11) : Error: '=', ';' or ',' expected
    cout << "enter the second number" ;
      ^
\dm\bin\numbcomb.cpp(15) : Error: ';' expected following declaration of struct m
ember
    if (number1 > number2)
    ^
\dm\bin\numbcomb.cpp(18) : Error: undefined identifier 'number2'
Fatal error: too many errors
--- errorlevel 1

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What compiler are you using? The errors seem to be what I pointed out (with old headers not having the namespace).

sorry for not saying what compiler i am using. i am using the free one from digital mars. http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html

i see at least four instances where you forgot your semicolon ;

also, you should declare your 'using' directives right after your preprocessor directives (not inside the main() function)

thanks alot. :)

The placement of 'using ...' in this example doesn't matter. What you have done, though, is give those symbols function scope only, which is probably not what you want to do in this case, so listen to The Brain, but it is legal, and there are valid reasons why you might want to do that at times.

you are right... what was i thinking :confused: