Quote: Original post by Palejo
Wow. Thank you for the fast responses and information:)

My pgm, however:

// Exercise1.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
int x = 5;
int y = 7;
std::cout << endl;
std::cout << x + y << " " << x * y;
std::cout << end;
return 0;
}

Still gets me:

error C2065: 'endl' : undeclared identifier
error C2065: 'end' : undeclared identifier

I've been staring at the code for a while now, making sure there are no typos...

Much like 'cout', endl is part of the Standard Namespace...hence:

std::endl;

...is the correct usage.

Cheers!

Quote: Original post by Palejo
Wow. Thank you for the fast responses and information:)

My pgm, however:

// Exercise1.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
int x = 5;
int y = 7;
std::cout << endl;
std::cout << x + y << " " << x * y;
std::cout << end;
return 0;
}

Still gets me:

error C2065: 'endl' : undeclared identifier
error C2065: 'end' : undeclared identifier

I've been staring at the code for a while now, making sure there are no typos...

Either change both of those (endl and end) to "std::endl", or add a line before int main saying "using namespace std". The compiler cannot find either of those commands since they are inside of the "std" namespace.

Edit: The code in the book is WRONG for chapter 1, exercise 1. Read the last few responses to find the correct code!

I'll add that to the top of the thread so people will know...

Quote: Original post by Palejo
error C2065: 'end1' : undeclared identifier
error C2065: 'end' : undeclared identifier

Since those are our first errors, I would like to point out that getting acquainted to compiler error messages, their meaning and their probable cause is fundamental. Compiler writers go out of their way to provide meaningful error messages, so do pay attention to them, even if they're long, even if they contain unreadable alphabet soups (linker errors and template errors are particularly guilty of that), even if you aren't familiar with the terminology.

Additionally, if you're using Visual Studio, note that there is a help page for each error message, accessible via their error code (here, C2065). If you have never seen an error, or are not sure what it means, do read the error page.

"undeclared identifier" is your compiler telling you "I have no idea what you are talking about, I've never seen it before". It often indicates a typo or, like here, that you are telling the compiler to look in the wrong place. It may also mean that you have simply forgotten to provide the declaration, either by #includeing the appropriate header, or by writing the declaration yourself.

Finally, and I'm getting ahead a bit, know that there is a difference between a declaration (hence 'undeclared') and a definition. Pay close attention to what your compiler is telling you.

Quote: Original post by Ninja87
hi Guys

have had all kinds of problems with vs 2005 express
mainly cant find file specified when trying to debug or run the file
so to get a move a on i d/loaded the dev-C++ and so far so good
but would ideally like to use the VS any ideas on whats happening here even tried with a clean install and got same message

Can you be more specific? What file can it not find? What error messages are you getting and when?

In theory, for VS EE, all you need to do is install and creat a new project. Have you changed any compiler settings? How are you creating the project?

Quote: Original post by Ninja87
have had all kinds of problems with vs 2005 express
mainly cant find file specified when trying to debug or run the file

What error messages are you getting specifically, and what files cannot be found? Did you edit any of the pre-set directories for VS to search for files?

EDIT: Beaten to it...

First of all I am using Visual Studio Standard Version (Just received it yesterday :) ). I created a standard Win32 Console Project (didn’t select the empty project option), and it comes with the main function as seen above.

My question is, What are the int argc and _TCHAR* argv[] parameters for ? Why do we need them?

Thanks,
Cheers!