Message-Id: <199811171648.QAA13807@remus.clara.net>
From: "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: please help with error "int main()"
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:47:59 -0000
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

> Someone please help me with this problem. First simple program wont
> compile.
>
> hello5.cpp
>
> #include <iostream.h>
>
> int main ()
> {
> cout << "Hello World!\n");
> return 0;
> }
>
>
> error message looks like this
>
> hello5.cpp: in function 'int main()':
> hello5.cpp:5: parse error before ')'

This line contains your problem: the "5" after the hello5.cpp refers to the
line number at which the error occurs. The line should read

cout << "Hello World!\n";
                        ^
            note: no closing bracket

James Arthur
jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
ICQ#15054819