Problems compiling a program. . .

[MyPianoSucks]

Hey everyone,

Today i was just studying C++ and i needed to do a simple program with a "GradeBook.h" file, a "GradeBook.cpp" and a "main.cpp".Just to test how class works . I had already wrote all source code for this files, but when it cames to compile nothing appears, i mean the console window opens and closes instantly with no reason :( . I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate.
I would appreciate your help :)

[NP-complete]

may be you'll just need to put a cin.getchar() right before you return from main(), or a suitable breakpoint...

can't tell you more than that without looking at the code...:)

[MyPianoSucks]

may be you'll just need to put a cin.getchar() right before you return from main(), or a suitable breakpoint...

can't tell you more than that without looking at the code...:)

I had already try that and "error" keeps persisting :( .

GradeBook.h

#include <string> 
using std::string;

// GradeBook class definition
class GradeBook
{
public:
   GradeBook( string ); 
   void setCourseName( string ); 
   string getCourseName(); 
   void displayMessage(); 
private:
   string courseName; 
}; // end class GradeBook

GradeBook.cpp

#include <iostream>
using std::cout; 
using std::endl;

#include "GradeBook.h" 


GradeBook::GradeBook( string name )
{
   setCourseName( name ); 
}


void GradeBook::setCourseName( string name )
{
   courseName = name; 
} 


string GradeBook::getCourseName()
{
   return courseName; 
} 


void GradeBook::displayMessage()
{
   
   cout << "Welcome to the grade book for\n" << getCourseName() 
      << "!" << endl;
}

main.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	return 0;
}

#include <iostream>
using std::cout; 
using std::endl;

#include "GradeBook.h" 


int main()
{
   
   GradeBook gradeBook1( "CS101 Introduction to C++ Programming" );
   GradeBook gradeBook2( "CS102 Data Structures in C++" );

   
   cout << "gradeBook1 created for course: " << gradeBook1.getCourseName()
      << "\ngradeBook2 created for course: " << gradeBook2.getCourseName() 
      << endl;
  
   return 0; 
}

That's all i have. I actually didn't find any mistakes here. :S

[NP-complete]

firstly delete line no. 4 to 7 in main.cpp

secondly add a #include "stdafx.h" at the top of GradeBook.cpp, if you are getting related errors.

thirdly put this line on line no. 26 in main.cpp

std::cin.get();

see if its working...

[MyPianoSucks]

firstly delete line no. 4 to 7 in main.cpp

secondly add a #include "stdafx.h" at the top of GradeBook.cpp, if you are getting related errors.

thirdly put this line on line no. 26 in main.cpp

std::cin.get();

see if its working...

Hum. . I tried and it isn't working :( . But the most strange for me is that any errors appear :S, so this leads me to think that all source code is right .
I tried to open via cmd and the screen is like the following:

C:\Debug ->
//then I type myproject.exe and nothing happens, just keep persisting in "C:\Debug ->"

[Tellalca]

When creating a new project in VS 2010 try creating an empty project when the program asks.

I think you are learning from Deitel's How to Program C++. That is a good book, but have a look at Accelerated C++ and other books whose names can be found in the C++ Books sticky thread here on Daniweb C++ category.

[NP-complete]

well, i did what i told you to do and it's working for me...try what Tellalca told you...create an empty project and see if it works...

btw, i used Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate as well...

[MyPianoSucks]

When creating a new project in VS 2010 try creating an empty project when the program asks.

I think you are learning from Deitel's How to Program C++. That is a good book, but have a look at Accelerated C++ and other books whose names can be found in the C++ Books sticky thread here on Daniweb C++ category.

Hum, i tried and now i'm getting two errors :S

Unresolved external symbol_mainCRTStartup
1 unresolved externals

Hum,i have on my pc more than 500 C++ books, but i'm really enjoying this one "How to program in C++". The author explains everything in detail and this is great. My idea was to read this till the end and do all exercises.
Sometimes not finishing a book isn't good, we can get confused!

[mitrmkar]

It seems that this time you don't have the main() function (previously you had two!).
So, add one and see if you get any output.

#include <iostream>
int main()
{
  std::cout << "testing ...\n";
  return 0; 
}

[MyPianoSucks]

It seems that this time you don't have the main() function (previously you had two!).
So, add one and see if you get any output.

#include <iostream>
int main()
{
  std::cout << "testing ...\n";
  return 0; 
}

Yeah, now i'm getting output "testing . . . " as expected! I'll keep searching for a solution, it should be something that i'm forgetting and probably it's so simple to fix this :)

[NP-complete]

I think you are not following me...

i told you previously to delete line nos. 4 to 7(according to the daniweb listing) in main.cpp because you had two main() !!
And that (having two main()) is precisely the cause for that error Unresolved external symbol_mainCRTStartup
...

You don't have to search for the solution to a problem that doesn't exist...!!!

Be a bit more careful and you'll get it...:)

[MyPianoSucks]

I did everything you told me and still didn't work. I tried another example and the got the same errors. .

Header1.h

class Analysis
{
public:
	void processExamResults(); //process 10 students exams results
}; // end of class Analysis

Source1.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;


#include "Header1.h"


void Analysis::processExamResults()
{
	//initializing variables in declarations
	int passes = 0;
	int failures = 0;
	int studentCounter = 1;
	int result;

	while (studentCounter <= 10)
	{
		cout << "Enter result (1-pass    2-fail)\n";
		cin >> result;


		if (result == 1)
			passes = passes + 1;
		else 
			if (result == 2)
				failures = failures  + 1;

		//increment student counter so loops can eentually terminate
		studentCounter = studentCounter + 1;
	} //end while loop

	cout << "Passed: " << passes << "\nFailed: " << failures << endl;

	if (passes > 8)
		cout << "Raised tuition";
} //end function processExamResults

Source2.cpp

#include "Header1.h"

int main ()
{
	Analysis application; // create analysis object
	application.processExamResults(); //call function to process results
	return 0;
}

I'm desperating. . . :(

[MyPianoSucks]

Finally i got it working! I just search on google for a solution and found it quickly :) Thank you all for your help.

[NP-complete]

so what was the solution??

[MyPianoSucks]

so what was the solution??

I was doing some ridiculous things :( For example i wasn't saving all files, i mean , i tried to compile even without saving the project. But the worst mistake was in the "Solution Explorer". I didn't add the files in "Source Files" and "Header files", so as it SHOULD be expect the program won't compile.