NEW AT FUNCTIONS, PLEASE HELP, URGETNT

[ashrafak]

THE QUESTION REQUIRES US TO DESIGN A FUNCTION AS MENTIONED BELOW, AND EVERYTIME I DEBUG THE PROGRAM, IT GIVES ME ONLY ONE ERROR WHICH IS MENTIONED RIGHT AT TEH BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. //Purpose::TO CONVERT A GIVEN SIX DIGIT INTEGER TO DATE FORMAT (dd/mm/yyyy)AND CHECK Y2K COMPLIANCE #include "stdafx.h" #using using namespace System; int D,DD,MM,YY; void separateDate(int *temp,int *DD,int *MM,int *YY) { *DD=*temp/10000; *MM=(*temp%10000)/100; *YY=(*temp%10000)%100; do { Console::WriteLine(S"\nEnter a Valid Date: "); } while (*DD<1 || *DD>31); do { Console::WriteLine(S"\nEnter a Valid Date: "); } while (*MM<1 || *MM>12); if (*YY<=36) { Console::WriteLine(S"\nTHE DATE IS: {0}/{1}/20{2}",*DD.ToString(),*MM.ToString(),*YY.ToString()); //h:\Visual Studio Projects\Y2k\Y2K.cpp(28): error C2228: left of '.ToString' must have class/struct/union type } else if (*YY>36) { Console::WriteLine(S"\nTHE DATE IS: {0}/{1}/19{2}",*DD.ToString(),*MM.ToString(),*YY.ToString()); //h:\Visual Studio Projects\Y2k\Y2K.cpp(28): error C2228: left of '.ToString' must have class/struct/union type } } int _tmain() { Console::WriteLine(S"*******************************************************************"); Console::WriteLine(S"\t\tDATE FORMAT"); Console::WriteLine(S"*******************************************************************"); void separateDate(int *temp, int *DD, int *MM, int *YY); Console::Write(S"\nENTER THE DATE (SIX DIGIT POSITIVE INTEGER): "); D=D.Parse(Console::ReadLine()); separateDate(&D,&DD,&MM,&YY); Console::ReadLine(); return 0; } //h:\Visual Studio Projects\Y2k\Y2K.cpp(28): error C2228: left of '.ToString' must have class/struct/union type I HAVE ALSO MENTIONED THE ERROR IN THE LINES IT OCCURS, PLEASE HELP, AM IN A TIGHT SPOT!! THANKS

[Pablo Hernandez Valdes]

The problem is that the int C++ type is used, and it isn't a struct/class. You should use the System::Int32 type if you want to use the .ToString method.:) #include "stdafx.h" #using using namespace System; System::Int32 D,DD,MM,YY; void separateDate(System::Int32 *temp,System::Int32 *DD,System::Int32 *MM,System::Int32 *YY) { *DD=*temp/10000; *MM=(*temp%10000)/100; *YY=(*temp%10000)%100; do { Console::WriteLine(S"\nEnter a Valid Date: "); } while (*DD<1 || *DD>31); do { Console::WriteLine(S"\nEnter a Valid Date: "); } while (*MM<1 || *MM>12); if (*YY<=36) { Console::WriteLine(S"\nTHE DATE IS: {0}/{1}/20{2}",(*DD).ToString(),(*MM).ToString(),(*YY).ToString()); } else if (*YY>36) { Console::WriteLine(S"\nTHE DATE IS: {0}/{1}/19{2}",(*DD).ToString(),(*MM).ToString(),(*YY).ToString()); } } int _tmain() { Console::WriteLine(S"*******************************************************************"); Console::WriteLine(S"\t\tDATE FORMAT"); Console::WriteLine(S"*******************************************************************"); void separateDate(System::Int32 *temp, System::Int32 *DD, System::Int32 *MM, System::Int32 *YY); Console::Write(S"\nENTER THE DATE (SIX DIGIT POSITIVE INTEGER): "); D=D.Parse(Console::ReadLine()); separateDate(&D,&DD,&MM,&YY); Console::ReadLine(); return 0; } Pablo Hernandez Valdes

[Christian Graus]

People are doing beginner courses in MC++ now ? What a travesty.... By the way, PLEASE DON'T YELL !!!! Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder