how to define a variable for name

[surinderkarora]

Dear Sir,
I am a beginner doing ist excercise How to define a data type which will represent a name. I have to write a programme forreading a name of user and number of unit consumed and charges. I have used char for name but it returns only one character. What to do?
regards
arora sk


#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{ clrscr();
int units;
float charges;
char name;
cout<<"enter name of the user\n";
cin >>name;
cout<<"enter units consumed greaer than 300\n";
cin >>units;
charges=100*.4+200*.5+(units-300)*.6;
cout<<"Name of the user is\t";
cout<<name;
cout<<"\nUsage charges are\t";
cout<< charges;
}

[helios]

#include <string> and use std::string as the type.

[surinderkarora]

I have tried by modifying it as follows but it returns error. Will you please correct it for me
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<string.h>
void main()
{ clrscr();
int units;
float charges;
string name;
cout<<"enter name of the user\n";
cin >>name;
cout<<"enter units consumed greaer than 300\n";
cin >>units;
charges=100*.4+200*.5+(units-300)*.6;
cout<<"Name of the user is\t";
cout<<name;
cout<<"\nUsage charges are\t";
cout<< charges;
}


regards,
Arora

[Bazzy]

You should post the errors you get but I suppose they are because you are using old style headers, remove '.h' from 'iostream' and 'string'. Notice that the new headers use the std namespace

[surinderkarora]

the error messages arre
Compiling SP112E20.CPP:
Error SP112E20.CPP 8: Undefined symbol 'string'
Error SP112E20.CPP 8: Statement missing ;
Error SP112E20.CPP 10: Undefined symbol 'name'
i am using turbo ver 3 which does not uses std and uses .h
regards
arora sk

[helios]

Wow. Those error messages suck.

Looks like you're wrong, because the compiler is accepting your included header but complaining about string, so I guess you should use std.

PS: Get yourself a real compiler.