getting strange error PLEASE HELP

[Peter87]

You should try to read the error message. That part you posted is too short to see what is wrong.

[kw1991]

it wont let me post the error message here because its too long but heres a bit more
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(726): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<char,std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,char)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(764): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,const char *)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(811): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,char)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(937): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,const signed char *)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(944): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,signed char)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(951): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,const unsigned char *)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(958): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,unsigned char)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(968): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::string>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &&,_Ty)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>,
1> _Ty=std::string
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(1085): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::operator <<<char,std::char_traits<char>>(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &,const std::error_code &)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(186): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>::operator <<(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &(__cdecl *)(std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &))'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(192): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>::operator <<(std::basic_ios<_Elem,_Traits> &(__cdecl *)(std::basic_ios<_Elem,_Traits> &))'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(199): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>::operator <<(std::ios_base &(__cdecl *)(std::ios_base &))'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(206): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>::operator <<(std::_Bool)'
1> with
1> [
1> _Elem=char,
1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
1> ]
1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\ostream(226): or 'std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits> &std::basic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>::operator <<(short)'

the whole error message looks like this

[kw1991]

if i click on one of the messages it brings me into an istream and ostream header file that visual studios created. so i dont understand how there are errors in a file that visual studios created and i dont why its using that header file

[kw1991]

does anyone know why this happens?

[Moschops]

How about this?

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

const int NUM_SCORES = 5;

typedef struct 
 {
	int day;
	int month;
	int year;
 } Date; 

typedef struct 
 {
	int id;
	string firstName;
	string surName;
	Date dob;
	float scores[NUM_SCORES];
 } Student;

typedef Student ItemType; 

ItemType aStudent;

int main()
{
	
	ifstream infile ("students.txt");		
		for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
		{
			infile >> aStudent.id >> aStudent.firstName >> aStudent.surName >> aStudent.dob.day >> aStudent.dob.month >> aStudent.dob.year
			   >> aStudent.scores[0] >> aStudent.scores[1] >> aStudent.scores[2] >> aStudent.scores[3]
			   >> aStudent.scores[4];
		}

		cout << "Id\tFirst name\tSurname\t\tDate\t\tScores\n"; 
	for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
		{
			cout << aStudent.id << "\t" << aStudent.firstName << "\t\t" << aStudent.surName << "\t\t" <<  aStudent.dob.day << "/" << aStudent.dob.month <<"/" << aStudent.dob.year 
			<< "\t\t" << aStudent.scores[0] << " " << aStudent.scores[1] << " " << aStudent.scores[2] << " " << aStudent.scores[3] << " "
			<< aStudent.scores[4] << endl;;
		}
	
	
	infile.close();	
	
	
	return 0;
}

[kw1991]

no still getting strange error message
i tired writing the code a different way but i still get the same message

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;


const int NUM_SCORES=4;

typedef struct
{
int day;
int month;
int year;
} Date;

struct Student
{
int number;
string firstname;
string surname;
Date dob;
int scores[NUM_SCORES];
} ;


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
Student student[6];
ifstream infile ("student.txt");

while (!infile.eof())
{
for ( int i=0; i<6; i++)
{
infile>>student[i].number>>student[i].firstname>>student[i].surname>>student[i].dob.day>>student[i].dob.month>>student[i].dob.year>>student[i].scores[0]>>student[i].scores[1]>>student[i].scores[2]>>student[i].scores[3]/*>>student[i].scores[4]*/;

}
}
cout<<"The unsorted table is\n"<<endl;
cout<<"NUMBER\tNAME\tSURNAME\tDOB DD/MM/YYYY\t\t\t\tSCORES";
for (int i=0; i<6; i++)
{
cout<<endl<<student[i].number<<"\t"<<student[i].firstname<<"\t"<<student[i].surname<<"\t"<<student[i].dob.day<<"\t"<<student[i].dob.month<<"\t"<<student[i].dob.year<<"\t"<<student[i].scores[0]<<"\t"<<student[i].scores[1]<<"\t"<<student[i].scores[2]<<"\t"<<student[i].scores[3]/*<<"\t"<<student[i].scores[4]*/<<endl;
}

infile.close();
return 0;
}

[Peter87]

Your compiler is broken

[kw1991]

how do i fix it? i dont understand how it broke and when i try to compile the program on a different computer i get the same error. I tired rewriting the program from the start on a different computer and it still wont work yet it compiles other programs.
how is that possible?

[kw1991]

its not broken i forgot to #include <string>