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cout value -1.07374e+008?

Histerial (12)
My program is to calculate the Vector X product using the Direct X Header/ Library
Iv'e got it to work something is wrong with the output of the Vectors

They all display " -1.07374e+008"

Header File
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#ifndef _D3DXD9Vector_H_
#define _D3DXD9Vector_H_

#include <D3DX9.h>
#include <d3d9.h>
#include <D3DX9math.h>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <cctype>


D3DXVECTOR3 TargetVector(D3DXVECTOR3 *target, D3DXVECTOR3 *firer);
int Pointme(void);
int Mmenu(void);
bool checkme(void);
void showvector(void);


#endif


CPP File

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#include "D3DXD9Vector.h"

using namespace std;


int main()
{
	
	char name[20];
	int menu;

		cout<<"Welcome to enterprise calculation systems!\n";
		cout<<"Please enter your login credientials:\n[]:";
		cin>>name;

		menu = Mmenu();

}
int Mmenu(void)
{
	int input;
	int exit_flag=0;
	int points;
	
	

	while(exit_flag == 0)
	{	
			cout<<"Select what would you like to do?\n";
			cout<<"1. to run the program\n";
			cout<<"2. to view instructions on how it works\n";
			cout<<"3. exit the simulation\n";
			cin>>input;
			system("CLS");

			switch(input)
			{
				case 1:
					points = Pointme();
					system("CLS");
					break;
				case 2:
					system("CLS");
					cout<<"Instructions to run simulation:\n";
					cout<<"First input the 3 numbers that make up a vector\n";
					cout<<"Input the second batch\n";
					cout<<"It will calculate the dot/cross product\n\n"; 
					Sleep(2000);
					system("CLS");
					break;
				case 3:
					system("CLS");
					cout<<"Closing Simulation";
					exit_flag=1;
					break;
				default:
					system("CLS");
					cout<<"Press the correct keys please";
					break;
			}
			
	}while(exit_flag = 0);
	return 0;
}

int Pointme(void)
{
	D3DXVECTOR3 *firer;
	D3DXVECTOR3 *target;
	D3DXVECTOR3 VecCal;

	target = new D3DXVECTOR3;
	firer = new D3DXVECTOR3;

	target->z = 1.0f;
	firer->z = 1.0f;

	cout<<"Start by entering the points one by one"<<endl;
	
	cout<<"Begin with V1.x"<<endl;
	cin>>target->x;
	system("CLS");

	cout<<"Enter the next V1.y point"<<endl;
	cin>>target->y;
	system("CLS");


	cout<<"Enter the firer's 3D coordinates"<<endl;

	cout<<"Again start with the Firer X"<<endl;
	cin>>firer->x;
	system("CLS");

	cout<<"Now the Firer Y value"<<endl;
	cin>>firer->y;
	system("CLS");

	cout<<"Your previous entries were"<<"("<<target->x<<", "<<target->y<<", "<<target->z<<")"<<endl;
	
	cout<<"Your second entry was"<<"("<<firer->x<<", "<<firer->y<<", "<<firer->z<<")"<<endl;
	
	cout<<"Your X product is:"<<endl;
	
	cout<<"("<<VecCal.x<<", "<<VecCal.y<<", "<<VecCal.z<<")"<<endl;
	VecCal = TargetVector(target, firer);
	Sleep(5000);
	cout<<"Main Menu loading.."<<endl;
	system("CLS");
	return 0;
}

D3DXVECTOR3 TargetVector(D3DXVECTOR3 *target, D3DXVECTOR3 *firer)
{
	D3DXVECTOR3 MVector;

	D3DXVec3Subtract(&MVector, target, firer);

	D3DXVec3Normalize(&MVector, &MVector);

	return MVector;
}


bool checkme(void)
{
	bool ischecked = true;
	if (cin.fail())
	{
		cout<<"Sorry but that isn't a number so it isn't allowed."<< endl;
		cin.clear();
		cin.sync();
		system("CLS");
		ischecked = false;
	}
	return ischecked;
}



Testing: X = 1 Y = 1 , X = 1 ,Y = 1

Your X product is:
(-1.07374e+008, -1.07374e+008, -1.07374e+008)


Testing X = 4, Y = 4, X = 4, Y = 4

Your X product is:
(-1.07374e+008, -1.07374e+008, -1.07374e+008)


The value is supposed to show the X product that was calculated using the D3DXVECTOR3 Function

Can anyone shed some light on this?
ne555 (10692)
You are printing the value before calculating it.
Also the computation is a subtraction, not product.


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system("CLS"):
D3DXVECTOR3 *target = new D3DXVECTOR3;
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Histerial (12)
Ah so that would explain why the value was -1.07374e+008, but where would that piece of code go? after where the VecCal.x?
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