i can see the light at the end of the tunnel after working on this thing for 6 hours strait but i am faced with a last few errors.
First here is the code: it is really long. the error statements are:

'seriesParallel' :
undeclared identifier
seriesParallel' : undeclared identifier
numberOfResistors' : undeclared identifier
numberOfResistors' : undeclared identifier
etc for all seriesParallel and numberOfResistors

is it because i used the brackets incorrectly!
i had everything up to the point of calculating equivalent resistors for series and parallel. if i cut that off, the code for calculating value from the color code is perfect. (color code from the bands on resistors)

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int colortonumber (char x); 
int colortomultiplier (int y);


int main ()
{{{{
	char bcolor, bcolor1, bcolor2, bcolorM;
	int number, n, flag=0,colorOrSystem,value=0, Number, 
	int seriesParallel,numberOfResistors; 
	double value5, value6, value7, value1, value2, value3, value4;// value holders for series
	double sumvalue;//results for equivalent resis values for series
	double valuepara1,valuepara2,valuepara3,valuepara4, valuepara5, valuepara6, valuepara7;//value holders for parallel
	double spara;//result of equivalent resistor values for parallel

	cout<< "Press 1 to compute the resistor value from the color code.\n";
	cout<< endl;
	cout<< "Press 2 to compute the equivalent resistor value \n";
	cout<< "of a system connected in a series or parallel.\n";
	cin >> colorOrSystem;
	
	if (colorOrSystem  == 1){
	cout << " Enter the first letter of the first,second,and third\n";
	cout << " colors of your band.\n";
	cout << " If it is blue enter a capitalized B, if gray then \n";
	cout << " a capitalized G. For all others just enter in the first\n";
	cout << " letter uncapitalized.-------->";
	cout<< endl;
	cin >> bcolor1 >> bcolor2 >> bcolorM;
	}
	
	Number=colortomultiplier(bcolorM);
	


	for (n = 0; n < 3; n++)
	{
		if (n == 0){
			bcolor = bcolor1;
		}
		else if( n==1){ 
			bcolor = bcolor2;
		}
		number=colortonumber(bcolor);
		

		if (number == -1)
		{
			cout << " Wrong entry ";
			flag = 1;
			break;
		}

		
		if (n == 0){
			value= value + number * 10;
		}
		else{
			value = (value + number)* Number;
		}
	
	}
	
	if (flag == 0){
	
		cout << " The resistance value is----->";
		cout<< value;
	}

	
	if (colorOrSystem == 2){
		cout << " Is your system in a series or \n";
		cout << " is it in a parallel configuration?\n";
		cout << endl;
		cout << "Press 1 for series, 2 for parallel";
		cin  >> seriesParallel;
	}
	
	if (seriesParallel = 1){
		cout << " How many resistors are there within the system---> \n";
		cin  >> numberOfResistors;
		cout << endl;
	}
	
	if (numberOfResistors == 2){
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the two resistors---> \n";
		cin  >> value1 >> value2;
		sumvalue = value1+value2;
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << sumvalue;
		cout << endl;
	}
	else if (numberOfResistors == 3){
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the three resistors-->\n";
		cin  >> value1 >> value2 >> value3;
		sumvalue = value1+value2+value3;
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << sumvalue;
		cout << endl;
	}
	else if (numberOfResistors == 4){
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the four resistors-->\n";
		cin  >> value1 >> value2 >> value3 >> value4;
		sumvalue = value1+value2+value3+value4;
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << sumvalue;
	}
	
	else if (numberOfResistors == 5){
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the five resistors-->\n";
		cin  >> value1 >> value2 >> value3 >> value4 >> value5;
		sumvalue = value1+value2+value3+value4+value5;
		cout << " The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << sumvalue;
		cout << endl;
	}
	else if (numberOfResistors == 6){
		cout << " Please enter in the values for the six resistors-->\n";
		cin  >> value1 >> value2 >> value3 >> value4 >> value5 >> value6;
		sumvalue = value1+value2+value3+value4+value5+value6;
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << sumvalue;
		cout << endl;
	}
	else {
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the seven resistors-->\n";
		cin  >> value1 >> value2 >> value3 >> value4 >> value5 >> value6 >> value7;
		sumvalue = value1+value2+value3+value4+value5+value6+value7;
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << sumvalue;
	
	}
	if (seriesParallel == 2){
		cout << " How many resistors are within the system? (cannot be 1) \n";
		cin  >> numberOfResistors;
		cout << endl;
	}
	if (numbeOfResistors == 2){
		cout << " Please enter in the values for the two resistors--> \n";
		cin  >> valuepara1 >> valuepara2;
		spara = (valuepara1*valuepara2)/(valuepara1+valuepara2);
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << spara;
		cout << endl;
	}
	else if (numberOfResistors == 3){
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the three resistors--> \n";
		cin  >> valuepara1 >> valuepara2 >> valuepara3;
		spara = (valuepara1*valuepara2*valuepara3)/(valuepara1+valuepara2+valuepara3);
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << spara;
		cout << endl;
	}
	
	else if (numberOfResistors == 4) {
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the four resistors--> \n";
		cin  >> valuepara1 >> valuepara2 >> valuepara3 >> valuepara4;
		spara = (valuepara1*valuepara2*valuepara3*valuepara4)/(valuepara1+valuepara2
+valuepara3+valuepara4);
		cout << "The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << spara;
		cout << endl;
	}

	else if (numberOfResistors == 5) {
		cout << " Please enter in the values for the five resistors--> \n";
		cin >> valuepara1 >> valuepara2 >> valuepara3 >> valuepara4 >> valuepara5;
		spara = (valuepara1*valuepara2*valuepara3*valuepara4*valuepara5)/(valuepara1+valuepara2+valuepara3+valuepara4+
			valuepara5);
		cout << " The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << spara;
		cout << endl;
	}

	else if (numberOfResistors == 6) {
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the six resistors--> \n";
		cin >> valuepara1 >> valuepara2 >> valuepara3 >> valuepara4 >> valuepara5 >> valuepara6;
		spara = (valuepara1*valuepara2*valuepara3*valuepara4*valuepara5*valuepara6)/(valuepara1+valuepara2+valuepara3+
			valuepara4+valuepara5+valuepara6);
		cout << " The equivalent resistor value equals-->" << spara;
		cout << endl;
	}
	else {
		cout << "Please enter in the values for the seven resistors--> \n";
		cin >> valuepara1 >> valuepara2 >> valuepara3 >> valuepara4 >> valuepara5 >> valuepara6 >> valuepara7;
			spara = (valuepara1*valuepara2*valuepara3*valuepara4*valuepara5*valuepara6*valuepara7)/(
			valuepara1+valuepara2+valuepara3+valuepara4+valuepara5+valuepara6+valuepara7);
		cout << " The equivalent resistor value equals -->" << spara;
		cout <<endl;
	}







	
	
	cout << "\n";

	return 0;

}}}}

int colortonumber (char x)
{

	int xno;

	switch (x)
	{
	case 'r':
		xno = 2;
		break;
	case 'g':
		xno=5;
		break;
	case 'b':
		xno=1;
		break;
	case 'B':
		xno=6;
		break;
	case 'o':
		xno=3;
		break;
	case 'y':
		xno=4;
		break;
	case 'v':
		xno=7;
		break;
	case 'G':
		xno=8;
		break;
	case 'w':
		xno=9;
		break;
	default:
		xno=-1;
	}

	return xno;
}

int colortomultiplier (int y)
{

	int nka;

	switch (y)
	{
	case 'r':
		nka = 100;
		break;
	case 'g':
		nka=100000;
		break;
	case 'b':
		nka=10;
		break;
	case 'B':
		nka=1000000;
		break;
	case 'o':
		nka=1000;
		break;
	case 'y':
		nka=10000;
		break;
	case 'v':
		nka=10000000;
		break;
	case 'G':
		nka=100000000;
		break;
	case 'w':
		nka=1000000000;
		break;
	default:
		nka=-1;
	}

	return nka;
}

I answered your last thread. If the current thread is here, mark the old one closed.

Way too many unnecessary brackets, but that's not the problem. The problem's simple. Replace the comma at the end of line 10 with a semicolon and recompile.

Always go to the FIRST error and ignore the others and see if fixing the first one fixes the others.

Use semicolon at the end of line number 10
correct the spelling mistake at line number 133

if (numberOfResistors == 2){ // in your code you use if (numberOfResistors == 2){

every thing fine accept this, I dont any thing about logic of your program and output is correct or not ......bt it will execute
Best Of Luck

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