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setw issue, how to go about it?

jasmcf (1)
I am trying to set the width of the data values which the user will input when using the program but I don't know how to get it to show the values when I tryto set the width of the variables in a nice column please help me in telling me what I am doing wrong, I know its probably something simple like a ; or so any help will be appreciated!

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//Programming Assignment 4

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

double q1r1, q2r1, q3r1, q4r1;
double q1r2, q2r2, q3r2, q4r2;
double q1r3, q2r3, q3r3, q4r3;

double r1totalsales;
double r2totalsales;
double r3totalsales;

double q1totalsales;
double q2totalsales;
double q3totalsales;

char Q1 [3];
char Q2 [3];
char Q3 [3];
char Q4 [3];
char Total [6];

cout << "Welcome to the Jasmine McFadden sales report calculator! " <<"\n";

string device_name;
	cout << "Enter the devie name (Camera or Robot)";
	cin >> device_name;

cout << "Enter sales by quarter for region 1: ";
cin >> q1r1 >> q2r1 >> q3r1 >> q4r1;

cout << "Enter sales by quarter for region 2: ";
cin >> q1r2 >> q2r2 >> q3r2 >> q4r2;

cout << "Enter sales amounts for region 3: ";
cin >> q1r3 >> q2r3 >> q3r3 >> q4r3;

r1totalsales = q1r1 + q2r1 + q3r1 + q4r1;
r2totalsales = q1r2 + q2r2 + q3r2 + q4r2;
r3totalsales = q1r3 + q2r3 + q3r3 + q4r3;

q1totalsales = q1r1 + q1r2 + q1r3;
q2totalsales = q2r1 + q2r2 + q2r3;
q3totalsales = q3r1 + q3r2 + q3r3;

cout << "CSCI Sales Report - Device: " << device_name; 
cout << "--------------";

std::cout << std::setw(20);
	std::cout << Q1 << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw(10);
	std::cout << Q2 << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw(10);
	std::cout << Q3 << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw(10);
	std::cout << Q4 << std::endl;
std::cout << std::setw(10);
  std::cout << Total << std::endl;

system ("pause");
	return 0;
}
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kbw (9488)
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#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

int main()
{
        using namespace std;
        cout << setw(10) << 1 << endl;
}
doug4 (1538)
I think you are using setw properly, but you are printing garbage. Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Total are char arrays that have not been initialized. You are printing out garbage.
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