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Having trouble with parse errors

naudin23 (6)
Here's the code I have written. I keep getting parse errors and since I've started programming only a couple weeks ago I really don't quite understand what the error is for.


if (answer_16 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number less than 2?" << endl;
char answer_32 = 0;
cin >> answer_32;
if (answer_32 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number 1?" << endl;
char answer_64 = 0;
cin >> answer_64;
if (answer_64 == 'Y')
cout << "Told You" << endl;
else if (answer_64 == 'N')
cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
else
cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
else if (answer_32 == 'N')
cout << "Is your number 2?" << endl;
char answer_65 = 0;
cin >> answer_65;
if (answer_65 == 'Y')
cout << "Told You" << endl;
else if (answer_65 == 'N')
cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
else
cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
else
cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
Zhuge (4664)
Could you put it in [code][/code] tags with indentation? It's kind of hard to read as is.
naudin23 (6)
int main()
{
cout << "Think of a whole number 1 through 100?" << endl
<< "Got it?" << endl
<< "Now I'm going to figure out what number you thought of in 7 questions." << endl
<< "Is your number less than 50? (Y for yes and N for no)" << endl;
char answer_1 = 0;
char answer_13 = 0;
cin >> answer_1;
if (answer_1 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number less than 25?" << endl;
char answer_2 = 0;
cin >> answer_2;
if (answer_2 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number less than 12?" << endl;
char answer_4 = 0;
cin >> answer_4;
if (answer_4 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number less than 6?" << endl;
char answer_8 = 0;
cin >> answer_8;
if (answer_8 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number less than 3?" << endl;
char answer_16 = 0;
cin >> answer_16;
if (answer_16 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number less than 2?" << endl;
char answer_32 = 0;
cin >> answer_32;
if (answer_32 == 'Y')
cout << "Is your number 1?" << endl;
char answer_64 = 0;
cin >> answer_64;
if (answer_64 == 'Y')
cout << "Told You" << endl;
else if (answer_64 == 'N')
cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
else
cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
else if (answer_32 == 'N')
cout << "Is your number 2?" << endl;
char answer_65 = 0;
cin >> answer_65;
if (answer_65 == 'Y')
cout << "Told You" << endl;
else if (answer_65 == 'N')
cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
else
cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
else
cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;

that's just the beginning of a 1000 line code that for some reason my dumb ass thought would compile. probably an epic fail but hey, that's how we learn.
naudin23 (6)
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int main()
{
    cout << "Think of a whole number 1 through 100?" << endl
        << "Got it?" << endl
        << "Now I'm going to figure out what number you thought of in 7 questions." << endl
        << "Is your number less than 50? (Y for yes and N for no)" << endl;
    char answer_1 = 0;
    char answer_13 = 0;
    cin >> answer_1;
    if (answer_1 == 'Y')
        cout << "Is your number less than 25?" << endl;
        char answer_2 = 0;
        cin >> answer_2;
        if (answer_2 == 'Y')
            cout << "Is your number less than 12?" << endl;
            char answer_4 = 0;
            cin >> answer_4;
            if (answer_4 == 'Y')
                cout << "Is your number less than 6?" << endl;
                char answer_8 = 0;
                cin >> answer_8;
                if (answer_8 == 'Y')
                    cout << "Is your number less than 3?" << endl;
                    char answer_16 = 0;
                    cin >> answer_16;
                    if (answer_16 == 'Y')
                        cout << "Is your number less than 2?" << endl;
                        char answer_32 = 0;
                        cin >> answer_32;
                        if (answer_32 == 'Y')
                            cout << "Is your number 1?" << endl;
                            char answer_64 = 0;
                            cin >> answer_64;
                            if (answer_64 == 'Y')
                                cout << "Told You" << endl;
                            else if (answer_64 == 'N')
                                cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
                            else
                                cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
else if (answer_32 == 'N')
                            cout << "Is your number 2?" << endl;
                            char answer_65 = 0;
                            cin >> answer_65;
                            if (answer_65 == 'Y')
                                cout << "Told You" << endl;
                            else if (answer_65 == 'N')
                                cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
                            else
                                cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
                        else
                            cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
                    else if (answer_16 == 'N')
                        cout << "Is your number less than 4?" << endl;
                        char answer_33 = 0;
                        cin >> answer_33;
                        if (answer_33 == 'Y')
                            cout << "Is your number 3?" << endl;
                            char answer_66 = 0;
                            cin >> answer_66;
                            if (answer_66 == 'Y')
                                cout << "Told You" << endl;
                            else if (answer_66 == 'N')
                                cout << "You must of messed up somewhere..." << endl;
                            else
                                cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
                        else if (answer_33 == 'N')
                            cout << "Is your number 4?" << endl;
                            char answer_67 = 0;
                            cin >> answer_67;
                            if (answer_67 == 'Y')
                                cout << "Told You" << endl;
                            else if (answer_67 == 'N')
                                cout << "Your number is 5, unless you messed up somewhere..." << endl;
                            else
                                cout << "I hope you thought that was funny..." << endl;
Zhuge (4664)
First, I'd make sure all your if statements are applying to the blocks you want. Normally, an if statement only applies to the single statement afterward unless you use { } to create a larger block.
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if(stuff())
    foo();
bar(); // these aren't included
bar2();
if(stuff()) {
    foo();
    bar(); // now they are included
    bar2();
}
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naudin23 (6)
dude, I appreciate it. I had no idea why it wasn't working.
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