Error code that doesn't seem to make sense

[Volgin212]

when I attempt to put float with the information from the "in" file I get an error saying "no operator found which takes right-hand operand of type 'float'"
I know I've probably done something wrong, but I don't know what.

 int processEMPLOYEE(float* payVALUE, float* hoursWORKED, float* HOURLYwage, int* EMPnum)
{
	ifstream in;
	ofstream out;

	in.open("in.txt");
	if (in.fail())
	{
		cout << "Cannot open input file." << endl;
		system("pause");
		exit(1);
	}


	out.open("out.txt");
	if (out.fail())
	{
		cout << "Cannot open output file." << endl;
		system("pause");
		exit(1);
	}

	int looper = 0;
	while (looper <= 200)
	{
		in >> payVALUE >> hoursWORKED >> HOURLYwage >> EMPnum;
		looper++;
	}

	return 0;
}

[ne555]

The error doesn't say `float' but `float*'.
you are trying to read into a pointer

[Volgin212]

okay, thanks for that.
Is there a way to change the pointer's value because when I change the file reading to

in >> pay >> hours >> wage >> EMP;

I get the issue of "float" can't be assigned to "float*"

[coder777]

Change to:in >> *payVALUE >> *hoursWORKED >> *HOURLYwage >> *EMPnum; // Note: * is derefence in this context

[Volgin212]

Thanks! just what I needed.

[ne555]

¿so you only cared about the last values?
you are reading 201 registers each time overwritting the last one.