C++ :(

[rogue1896]

listen, i'm having trouble with a program i have to do for my computer science class. i'll post what i have so far. it' sin metroworks codewarrior. can someone help me out?

/* (name)

Period 6

RV 4-22

*/

#include <iostream.h>

int main()

{

 int counter;

 int high;

 int sum=0;

 

 cout<<"What is your max value?";

 cin>>high;

 cout<<endl;

 

 for(counter = 1;counter<=high;counter+2)

sum=sum+counter;

 

 cout<<"The sum of the odd numbers from 1 to "<<high<<" is "<<sum;

 return(0);

}

[Edric O]

Ah, C++, my area. :)

The code seems to be fine. It's a very simple program, and it should work. Just one thing: why don't you declare the function main as void? There's no point in having it return 0, or anything else for that matter.

[rogue1896]

i'm practically just starting with C++. this is the only way i know how to do it so far. and aside from that, i hardly ever pay attention in class. the thing is tho, i keep getting an error on the for loop. any suggestions?

[Edric O]

What error are you getting?

[Edric O]

Lol, as always, the obvious is hard to see... I should have noticed this long ago. The for loop should be:

for (counter=1;counter<=high;counter=counter+2)

[rogue1896]

OH! tnx a bunch. lol. i would've taken me a few hours to find that. lol

[Edric O]

You're welcome. :)

When I get an error that I can't figure out, I usually just start doing random corrections to the faulty code until I get something that works. Or at least I find out what is NOT wrong.

[emprworm]

ick, C++, not my area. bleh. I wish I knew it, alas too late for this old geezer to pick it up.

VB i am much more fluent in. Oh well.

[rogue1896]

tnx, but edric already helped me out with it. it works fine now.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

what is C++?? ???

[Acriku]

A cobalt language I assume, to write programs? A more revisioned version I think. There is C, C+, and C++ (not an expert but this is what I learned).

[Frodo]

yeah, it is object oriented and hard to learn.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

ok, if it's hard to learn then it is nothing for me