Visual Studio 2010 error C3861: identifier not found

[Ryusko]

So I'm a Java programmer that's learning C++, and I decided to write a basic RPG-type game to teach myself about headers, pointers, libraries, etc. The methods below are meant to build an array of Equipment objects from all the files in the directory /data/equp. When I try to build the file, though, I get the error "Visual Studio 2010 error C3861: 'readEquipment' identifier not found" at line 23 below. I'm still a little fuzzy on when to use a pointer rather than an object, is that the problem?

Any bonus help regarding the actual process of reading the files in a directory is welcome as well. I have a feeling this will have any number of runtime or syntax errors after it finally compiles.

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

#include "Windows.h"
#include "Character.h"
#include "Equipment.h"

using namespace std;

bool buildEquipment(Equipment* eqArr){
	WIN32_FIND_DATA findData;
	LPCSTR find = "./data/equp/*";
	HANDLE dir;
	int count = 0;

	dir = FindFirstFile(find, &findData);

	if (dir != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE){
		do{
                        //ERROR LINE
			eqArr[count] = readEquipment(findData);
			count++;
		}while(FindNextFile(dir, &findData));
	}
	
	return true;
}

Equipment readEquipment(WIN32_FIND_DATA findData){
	ifstream myfile;
	myfile.open(findData.cFileName);
	string hold;
	Equipment eq;
		
	if(myfile.is_open()){
		//assign values from myFile to eq
	}
	myfile.close();
	return eq;
		
}

[ssrun]

You need to prototype your method.

Add the following before any function definition:

Equipment readEquipment(WIN32_FIND_DATA findData);

Or you can put hte readEquipment() function before buildEquipment but eventually you may run into a circular dependency in which case only funciton prototyping can save you.

[Ryusko]

Thanks, that worked. I've been spoiled by Java classes always being aware of its fellow functions.

[ssrun]

No problem. This is one of the annoying things of C/C++. Java got it done right!

[Disch]

C++ classes are also aware of their fellow functions. But you aren't using classes....

EDIT: or maybe you meant to be but didn't by mistake? Those functions you pasted are global .. not part of a class.

[Ryusko]

They were meant to be global, I'm again just used to putting everything in a class with Java, and haven't shaken the habit of calling every source file a class.