• "CY" <lcy hkem.com> Aug 05 2002
• Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> Aug 05 2002

I have written a small piece of code as follows:

#include <iostream.h>
int main() {
 enum num {one=1,two,three,four,five};
 num x = three;
 cout << "x=" << x << endl;
 return 0;
}

But when I compile with DM compiler it gives this error:

C:\dm\bin>sc test.cpp
        cout << "x=" << x << endl;
                           ^
test.cpp(6) : Error: ambiguous reference to symbol
Had: ostream::operator <<(char )
and: ostream::operator <<(long double )
--- errorlevel 1

What does it mean and how can I solve this? There is no problem when I
compile it using VC++.

Thanks!

CY wrote:

 I have written a small piece of code as follows:

 #include <iostream.h>
 int main() {
  enum num {one=1,two,three,four,five};
  num x = three;
  cout << "x=" << x << endl;
  return 0;
 }

 But when I compile with DM compiler it gives this error:

 C:\dm\bin>sc test.cpp
         cout << "x=" << x << endl;


cout << "x=" << ( int ) x << endl;

 test.cpp(6) : Error: ambiguous reference to symbol
 Had: ostream::operator <<(char )
 and: ostream::operator <<(long double )
 --- errorlevel 1

 What does it mean and how can I solve this? There is no problem when I
 compile it using VC++.


Jan