• Joel Leach (25/25) Apr 19 2002 Hi,
• Steve Topilnycky (18/19) Apr 19 2002 In the c++.command-line newsgroup Joel Leach wrote:
• John Hayes (5/23) Feb 26 2004 Thanks Steve! I had the exact same problem and using the pointer worked...
• Walter (6/31) Apr 19 2002 The trouble is that "string" is not defined anywhere, see where I marked...

"Joel Leach" <spininc earthlink.net> writes:

Hi,
I tried to compile the program shown below, but got the following error
message:

String name:       //define name
              ^

1.1.cpp(10)    :    Error: undefined identifier 'string'
--- errorlevel 1

Code:

// ask for a person's name, and greet the person
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void)
{
// ask for the person's name
cout << "Please enter your first name: ";

// read the name
string name;       // define name
cin >> name;    // read into name

// write a greating
cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << endl;
return 0;
}

If anyone knows why I'm getting this error, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Nicky

Steve Topilnycky <no.spam.steve topcatcomputing.com> writes:

In the c++.command-line newsgroup Joel Leach wrote: 

 

Here's your problem.

 string name;       // define name

You have to define it as char, as there is no string definition.

You can do it two ways:


Method 1:
//Define name with a Fixed size:

char name[25]; 


Method 2:
// Define a pointer to Name:


char *name;



Just replace string name; with one of the methods above. They both will 
work.





-- 

Regards,

Steve Topilnycky             
Top Cat Computing
Web:  http://www.topcatcomputing.com:8080/

"John Hayes" <alexhayes ilstu.edu> writes:

Thanks Steve!  I had the exact same problem and using the pointer worked for
me...thanks again!

John

"Steve Topilnycky" <no.spam.steve topcatcomputing.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.172a87b960b0753d989682 news.digitalmars.com...
 In the c++.command-line newsgroup Joel Leach wrote:



 Here's your problem.

 string name;       // define name

 You have to define it as char, as there is no string definition.

 You can do it two ways:


 Method 1:
 //Define name with a Fixed size:

 char name[25];


 Method 2:
 // Define a pointer to Name:


 char *name;



 Just replace string name; with one of the methods above. They both will
 work.





 -- 

 Regards,

 Steve Topilnycky
 Top Cat Computing
 Web:  http://www.topcatcomputing.com:8080/

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

The trouble is that "string" is not defined anywhere, see where I marked it
in the code. -Walter

"Joel Leach" <spininc earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:a9qbs1$22oi$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Hi,
 I tried to compile the program shown below, but got the following error
 message:

 String name:       //define name
               ^

 1.1.cpp(10)    :    Error: undefined identifier 'string'
 --- errorlevel 1

 Code:

 // ask for a person's name, and greet the person
 #include <iostream.h>
 #include <string.h>

 int main(void)
 {
 // ask for the person's name
 cout << "Please enter your first name: ";

 // read the name
 string name;       // define name

  ^^^^^ this is undefined. -Walter

 cin >> name;    // read into name

 // write a greating
 cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << endl;
 return 0;
 }

 If anyone knows why I'm getting this error, it would be greatly

appreciated!
 Thanks in advance,
 Nicky