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C++ Sample Program

Asked by: ExpExchHelp

Today will be the first evening for an engineering class... I've already previewed tonight's lecture material that includes some sample C++ code.

I took C++ ~10 years ago.   Haven't used it since and am very rusty.   I still have Borland's C++ v5.02 compiler.   When plugging the teacher's code in the "old" compiler, none of them work.

Obviously, I'll get more info tonight.   I was wondering if someone already could tell me what I'm missing.  Has the language since and I could not use v5.02 for the suggested code?    Are the progams (between ***s below) all separate sample program?  

EEH


Sample Code
==========

// pe02-01.cpp
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
  cout << "Replace this with your code.\n";
  return 0;

}

*******************************************************************

// yourcat.cpp -- input and output
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int fleas;

    cout << "How many fleas does your cat have?\n";
    cin >> fleas;               // C++ input
// next line concatenates output
    cout << "Well, that's " << fleas << " fleas too many!\n";

    return 0;
}

*******************************************************************

// sqrt.cpp -- use a square root function
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
#include <cmath>        // or math.h
int main()
{
    double cover, side;       // use double for real numbers
    cout << "How many square feet .. do you have?\n";
    cin >> cover;
    side = sqrt(cover); // call function, assign return value
    cout << "Your square has sides of " << side;
    cout << " feet << \n";
    return 0;
}

*******************************************************************

// forloop.cpp -- introducing the for loop
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int i;  // create a counter
    //   initialize; test ; update
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
      {
        cout << "C++ knows loops.\n";
      } //Use braces if >1 statement
    cout << "C++ knows when to stop.\n";
    return 0;
}

*******************************************************************

// uniform random number generator
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
//function prototypes (if any)


int main()
{
//  initializations
const int N=1024 ;
int  i, tst;
float r, avg, x2, sum, var ;
r = 0.0 ;
tst = 1 ;
while (tst >= 0 ) // while loop
      {
      cout << "continue?  ;
      cin >> tst;
//test for termination condition
      if (tst >= 0)


{
      float max = pow(2.0,15.0); // math fcn.
      max=max-1; // want 2 **15 - 1
      cout<< "\n";
      avg=0;
      x2=0;
      sum=0;
      int init=-1;
      for ( i=0; i<N;  i++ )
            {      
            r = rand() / max; // normalize {0-1}
            x2=x2 + r*r; // accum. xi^2 and xi
             sum = sum + r;
            } // end for


//  compute sample variance and average
      
      var = ( N * x2 - sum*sum ) / ( N *( N-1) );
      cout << "average =  < sum / N << "Sample   var. =  << var << "\n";
      
    }// end if
}// end while
return(0); /*end */
}
//   end Example

*******************************************************************

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2007-08-28 at 07:49:42ID22791647
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Answers

 

by: KdoPosted on 2007-08-28 at 08:03:07ID: 19783668

Hi ExpExchHelp,

Like you, my Borland C++ is pretty dated, but I do a lot of C++ work, mostly with the C++ Builder.  It's truly a different animal than is the "plain" C++ compiler.

Offhand, I suspect that the lines "using namespace std;" are the issue.  Try deleting them or replacing them with one or both of:

  #include <stdlib.h>
  #include <stdio.h>


Good Luck,
Kent

 

by: jkrPosted on 2007-08-28 at 08:07:35ID: 19783713

>>Are the progams (between ***s below) all separate sample program?  

Each of them are individual programs, you *cannot* put them together in a single source file (remember, only ONE 'main()' is allowed per program). Apart from that, I can't see code that would be specific to any compiler. What errors are you getting?

 

by: jasonclarkePosted on 2007-08-28 at 08:29:40ID: 19783991

You would almost certainly be better off with the free Microsoft Visual C++ Express tool:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/express/aa700735.aspx

The MS C++ compiler is up to date and complies with the C++ standard as closely as pretty much any compiler around today - so should be more than adequate for a class.

Yes - they are all separate programs in each section.

 

by: KashraPosted on 2007-08-28 at 08:55:29ID: 19784266

It could be that your compiler is so old that it doesn't support the STL encapsulated in namespaces. As a previous commenter mentioned, replacing <iostream> with the old C-style headers can solve this problem, but in the dirtiest manner possible. (Your engineering prof might not accept this, either)

Really, to use C++, you should use the modern STL with the modern headers, and namespace std. So, to compile your code, you could download an up-to-date version of the STL from http://stlport.sourceforge.net/ and try to get that to work with Borland. Borland might also make a more up-to-date version of their compiler available.

Or, you could download the command line version of the MSVC compiler, as jasonclarke suggested. This would be my preferred solution, as the newest versions of MSVC are actually very standards compliant. You might also consider picking up a student edition of the IDE, which should only cost $50-100, depending on where you go to school.

You'll thank yourself for the investment. Especially when learning something (again), you want to be confident that any problem you encounter is because of a mistake YOU made, not the compiler. Good luck!

 

by: jasonclarkePosted on 2007-08-28 at 09:00:03ID: 19784323

> You might also consider picking up a student edition of the IDE

You don't really need that with Visual C++ express - the package includes the Visual Studio IDE.

 

by: itsmeandnobodyelsePosted on 2007-08-28 at 09:24:51ID: 19784564

Kashra is right. If using a ten-year-old compiler, it doesn't know of STL nor of namespaces (1998).

You could comment all lines with 'using namespace std;' and use the .h headers where currently are header files without extension, e. g. replace

#include <iostream>

by

#include <iostream.h>

After that it most likely will compile.

But, you won't become lucky with using that compiler cause nearly any C++ sample code will rely on C++ standard and you would have to migrate any newer code.  I highly agree to Kashra's recommendation to updating it with the free up-to-date version of the borland Compiler.

Regards, Alex

 

by: ExpExchHelpPosted on 2007-08-28 at 10:30:42ID: 19785104

Thanks to everyone of you for the good comments.   I'll dowload C++ Visual Express tonight and check it out then.

I'll post additional comments/questions by tomorrow.
EEH

 

by: anthony_wPosted on 2007-08-30 at 02:40:43ID: 19798591

If you like the Borland tools, it might be worth checking out their new Turbo C++ Explorer, which is a free download from http://cc.codegear.com/Free/turbocpp

The compiler's not as good as Microsoft Visual Studio Express, but some people prefer the IDE.

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