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From:	"J.W. Dare" <jwdare AT novia DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: strings
Date:	14 Dec 2001 23:47:07 -0600
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:46:51 -0600, "Derek" <djny AT flashmail DOT com>
wrote:

>I can't seem to get strings to work with DJGPP. I'm sure there's a simple
>solution. Could someone please point me in the right direction?
>
>Here's what I tried:
>
>#include <iostream>
>#include <string.h>
>
>int main()
>{
>    string word = "test";
>    cout << word << endl;
>    return 0;
>}
>
>When I compile it, I get:
>
>Error: 'string' undeclared (first use this function)
>
>I tried many things and nothing worked. This is mind boggling. Would you
>mind pointing out what I'm doing wrong?

Change the 
#include <string.h>
to
#include <string>

If you're using the latest DJGPP, based on gcc 3.02 then you'll also
need to either add the line

using namespace std;

or else reference the string type as std::string
-- 
J.W.Dare
jwdare AT novia DOT net

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