Hi,
I tried to compile the program shown below, but got the following error
message:

String name:       //define name
              ^

1.1.cpp(10)    :    Error: undefined identifier 'string'
--- errorlevel 1

Code:

// ask for a person's name, and greet the person
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void)
{
// ask for the person's name
cout << "Please enter your first name: ";

// read the name
string name;       // define name
cin >> name;    // read into name

// write a greating
cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << endl;
return 0;
}

If anyone knows why I'm getting this error, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Nicky

In the c++.command-line newsgroup Joel Leach wrote:



Here's your problem.

> string name;       // define name

You have to define it as char, as there is no string definition.

You can do it two ways:


Method 1:
//Define name with a Fixed size:

char name[25];


Method 2:
// Define a pointer to Name:


char *name;



Just replace string name; with one of the methods above. They both will work.





-- 

Regards,

Steve Topilnycky
Top Cat Computing
Web:  http://www.topcatcomputing.com:8080/

The trouble is that "string" is not defined anywhere, see where I marked it in the code. -Walter

"Joel Leach" <spininc@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:a9qbs1$22oi$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Hi,
> I tried to compile the program shown below, but got the following error
> message:
>
> String name:       //define name
>               ^
>
> 1.1.cpp(10)    :    Error: undefined identifier 'string'
> --- errorlevel 1
>
> Code:
>
> // ask for a person's name, and greet the person
> #include <iostream.h>
> #include <string.h>
>
> int main(void)
> {
> // ask for the person's name
> cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
>
> // read the name
> string name;       // define name
  ^^^^^ this is undefined. -Walter

> cin >> name;    // read into name
>
> // write a greating
> cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << endl;
> return 0;
> }
>
> If anyone knows why I'm getting this error, it would be greatly
appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Nicky
>
>

Thanks Steve!  I had the exact same problem and using the pointer worked for me...thanks again!

John

"Steve Topilnycky" <no.spam.steve@topcatcomputing.com> wrote in message news:MPG.172a87b960b0753d989682@news.digitalmars.com...
> In the c++.command-line newsgroup Joel Leach wrote:
>
>
>
> Here's your problem.
>
> > string name;       // define name
>
> You have to define it as char, as there is no string definition.
>
> You can do it two ways:
>
>
> Method 1:
> //Define name with a Fixed size:
>
> char name[25];
>
>
> Method 2:
> // Define a pointer to Name:
>
>
> char *name;
>
>
>
> Just replace string name; with one of the methods above. They both will work.
>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Topilnycky
> Top Cat Computing
> Web:  http://www.topcatcomputing.com:8080/
>
>
>