Code Check

Why won't this work? the compiler says the function is wrong. It's a program that finds ASCII values. pretty straightforward.

Code:

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*/
#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>
int main()
{
 
  void calc()
  {
  int i;
  int max;
  cin>>max;
 
    for(i=1;i<max;i++)
    {
      char value=i;
      cout<<value<<endl; 
 
    }
  }
  char option;
  cout<<"Continue? c=yes"<<endl;
  cin>>option;
  if(option=='c')
  {
    calc();
  }
  getch();
  getch();
  getch();
  return 0;
}

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Did it say anything about local function definitions being illegal? :D

You have to move it outside of main().

Oh, and it's <iostream>, not <iostream.h> (you'll need a using namespace std; in there after the includes).

What compiler? I suggest you change it for one that's actually compliant with the language specification ;)

It doesn't need .h??? I have always needed that in my programs... I'm using Microsoft c++. Why is the .h not needed, and what difference will it make in a program?

In VC++ 5 and above (what I had), you had support for the newer version of the iostreams library, which is in the header without the .h, matching the rest of the standard library; i.e. <vector>, <list>, <string>, <iostream>, etc.

The .h versions of the streams are deprecated (in fact VC++7 gives you a warning about this if you try and use them).

The new headers basically have no change in the interface to the user, but are implemented in a better and more generic way. They also provide a few new features and basically work together better.