static Employee* empArray[];

empArray[numEmployees] = new EmployeePay;

//// file Employee.h
#ifndef EMPLOYEE_H
#define EMPLOYEE_H
 
#include "Date.h"
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
 
class Employee
{
	// overload the insertion and extraction operators
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const Employee&);
    friend istream& operator>>(istream&, Employee&);
 
	protected:
		bool isValid;
		enum { SSNSIZE = 12, IDSIZE = 6, MAXARRAY = 10};
        Date hireDate;
		char ssn[SSNSIZE]; 
		char id[IDSIZE];
		string firstName;
		string lastName;
 
		static int numEmployees;		// tracks number of employees
		static Employee* empArray[];	// array of pointers to Employee type 
		void validateID();
		void validateSSN();
	public:
		void GetFileData(ifstream& file);
		void PrintData();
		static void Display();
		static void ReadFile();
 
};	//end class Employee
#endif
 
//// file Employee.cpp
#include "Employee.h"
using namespace std;
 
//** Overloaded operators
 
// overload istream
istream& operator>>(istream& isObject, Employee& newObject)
{
	isObject >> newObject.firstName >> newObject.lastName >> newObject.ssn
			 >> newObject.id >> newObject.hireDate;
	return isObject;
}
 
// overload ostream
ostream& operator<<(ostream& osObject, const Employee& newObject)
{
	osObject << newObject.firstName << newObject.lastName << newObject.ssn
			 << newObject.id << newObject.hireDate;
	return osObject;
}
 
// Static variables
int Employee::numEmployees;
Employee* Employee::empArray[MAXARRAY];
 
// Static Function to display all records
void Employee::Display()
{
	//for (int i=0; i < numEmployees; i++)
	//	empArray[numEmployees]->
}
 
// Static Function to get data from file
void Employee::ReadFile()
{
	numEmployees=0;								// number of employees in the array
	ifstream inFile;							// declare file stream
	char fileName[13];							// char[] to store file name from user
	cin.get(fileName, 13);						// get file name from user
	inFile.open(fileName);						// open file
 
 
	// ****  Getting an error from VS2003 "error C2061: syntax error : identifier EmployeePay
	// When i use an Employee object it compiles and runs correctly
	empArray[numEmployees] = new EmployeePay;
 
	empArray[numEmployees]->GetFileData(inFile);
	cout << *empArray[numEmployees];
	inFile.close();
	empArray[numEmployees]->PrintData();
}
 
void Employee::validateID()
{
}
void Employee::validateSSN()
{
}
 
void Employee::GetFileData(ifstream& file)
{
	file >> *this;
}
 
void Employee::PrintData()
{
	cout << *this;
 
//// file EmployeePay.h
#ifndef EMPLOYEEPAY_H
#define EMPLOYEEPAY_H
 
#include "Employee.h"
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
 
class EmployeePay: public Employee
{
	// overload the insertion and extraction operators
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const EmployeePay&);
    friend istream& operator>>(istream&, EmployeePay&);
 
	private:
		double annualPay;
		double monthlyPay;
                         unsigned int dependents;
 
		void validateDependents();
		void validateAnnualPay();
 
	public:
		void GetFileData(ifstream& file);
		void PrintData();
		// Overloaded operators
		//const EmployeePay& operator =(const EmployeePay&);
 
};	//end class EmployeePay
 
#endif