Help with Measurement converter
 

Hey I am trying to teach myself C++ and i am having trouble with a measurement converter I am pretty sure my problem is in the line

Yards = Meters * 1.094;

but i don't know how else to write it, this is my code:

#include <iostream>

namespace std;



int main()

{

        cout << "welcome to my measurement converter.";

        cout << "This converter will convert meters to yards.\n";

        cout << "Enter the number of meters.\n";

        int Meters;

        int Yards;

        cin >> Meters;

        Yards = Meters * 1.094;

        cout << Meters << " meters is equal to " << Yards << " yards";

        return 0;

}

Your help would be greatly appreciated

Re: Help with Measurement converter
 

2 things.
Change :

namespace std;

to

using namespace std;

. Your code shouldn't compile without changing it.

then change:

int Meters;

int Yards;

to:

double Meters;

double Yards;

Int can only be integer values So: 1, 4 , 300, 5632 etc etc.
But you need some digits after the comma, so you need the double data-type

Re: Help with Measurement converter
 

The mistake is that you are using integers (the set 0,1,2,3 and -1 etc)
to represent floating point number.

int a=2*1.2;

gives sets a to 2.

write

double Meters;

double Yards;

instead of the two int declarations.

Re: Help with Measurement converter
 

Thanks for the help niek_e and StuXYZ it works perfectly now and i cant believe i forgot to put using before namespace.

Re: Help with Measurement converter
 

Hey I Use Visual 2008 C++ Express and i don't know how to link this code to a GUI so that when i type the number of meters into a text box and press a button it will return the answer in a second text box. If you know of a tutorial on GUI's i could use it would be great.

Thanks

Re: Help with Measurement converter
 

Hey I have decided that a GUI is to Advanced for me to try at the moment and am going to keep reading my book.