Variable not declared in this Scope

[Dsimm]

I am working on creating a text based video game for a school project and whenever I try to build and run my program my compiler tells me the string variables in the functions were not declared in that scope.
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp||In function `void new_game(int&, int&)':|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|94|error: `move' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|94|error: `m' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp||In function `int move_playa(int&, int&)':|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|116|error: `n' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|116|error: `north' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|121|error: `e' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|121|error: `east' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|126|error: `s' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|126|error: `south' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|131|error: `w' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|131|error: `west' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\EECS\Project_2\main.cpp|139|error: expected `;' before '}' token|

||=== Build finished: 11 errors|
I cant understand what I am really doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int game_menu(int choice);
//displays the main menu and allows user to choose an action

void new_game(int &x_coord, int &y_coord);
//Begins a new game along with starting coordinates

void load_game(int &x_coord, int &y_coord);
//Loads a previously saved game

int move_playa(int &x_update, int &y_update);
//allows the character to move

int choice = 0, x = 10, y = 10;
string direction, entered_command;

int main()
{
choice = game_menu(choice);
//displays menu

switch(choice)
{
case 1:
new_game(x, y);
break;
case 2:
load_game(x, y);
break;

case 3:
cout << "Goodbye!\n\n\n";
break;

default:
cout << "Invalid choice!!\n\n";
}

return 0;
}

int game_menu(int choice)
{
cout << "The Senile Identity\n";
cout << "1 - Start New Game\n";
cout << "2 - Load Game\n";
cout << "3 - Exit\n\n";
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> choice;
return choice;
}

void new_game(int& x_coord, int& y_coord)
{
string entered_command;

cout << "You are a senior citizen and your family has mistakenly\n";
cout << "placed you in the 'Alcatraz Senior Citizen Center'\n";
cout << "You must find a means of escape, and quick\n";
cout << "because tonights tuna surprise and few survive that...\n\n";
cout << endl;
cout << "Enter a command\n";
cin >> entered_command;
if((entered_command == move) || (entered_command == m))
{
move_playa(x, y);
};

return;
}

void load_game(int& x_coord, int& y_coord)
{
cout << "This feature has not yet been implemented.\n";
cout << "Please choose another option." << endl;
return;
}

int move_playa(int& x_update, int& y_update)
{
string direction;

cout << "Which direction would you like to move?\n";
cin >> direction;
if((direction == n) || (direction == north))
{
cout << "You shuffle to the North\n";
y_update = y_update + 1;
}
else if((direction == e) || (direction == east))
{
cout << "You shuffle to the East\n";
x_update = x_update + 1;
}
else if((direction == s) || (direction == south))
{
cout << "You shuffle to the South\n";
y_update = y_update - 1;
}
else if((direction == w) || (direction == west))
{
cout << "You shuffle to the West\n";
x_update = x_update - 1;
}
else
{
cout << "Error enter a valid direction\n"
}
return(x_update, y_update);
}

[iharrold]

Use code tags. and post the error message from the compiler so we don't have to work as hard to solve your problem please.

[Zhuge]

The problem is that you are referencing w, west, etc in the if statements. You haven't ever declared those variables. I happen to think you meant "w", "west", etc.

[Dsimm]

OH, Alright thanks that helped a lot