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Simple C++ code dosnt work for a noob

Recently decided to dive into C++ again.

Can anyone tell me why this code doesnt work? It is supposed to validate that the user has entered a number between 2 and 15 and if not, have them re-enter it. I'm not familiar with using ! expressions. As simple as this code may seem I assure you, this isnt someones homework. ;) I just decided to get back into it since i installed Gcc on my ubuntu. I compiled this using a comand line in ubuntu edgy.
me@mylinux:g++ myapp.cpp -o test

Simple code:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int num;
num = 0;
do
{
cout << "Please enter a number between 2 and 15: \n";
cin >> "num;
}
while (!(num >=2)&&(num<=16);
cout << "Good job!! You entered " << num << "\n";

return 0;
}

If i typed this correctly it should produce a success no matter what number you enter.

also, if anyone knows a good C++ noob book that caters to gcc or G++, i would appreciate any reccomendations.

Thanks

Infinity08

1)

cin >> "num;

should be :

cin >> num;

there was an " too much ...

2)

while (!(num >=2)&&(num<=16);

the ! should be for the whole check, and not just (num >= 2). So, make that :

while (!((num >=2)&&(num<=16)));

Note that there was also a ) missing at the end ...

I can recommend this basic C++ tutorial which should get you started :

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Notice that on that same site you can also find a good reference of the standard libraries ...

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Thank you, works great now.