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    Default annoying error.

    im sure its just a simple error but i can't see it
    where it is yellow i get '(' expected.. any help appreciated.

    public class ProcessCurrency {
     
        static final int MINICOM = 500;
    [COLOR="Yellow"]    public static void main string(String[] argv) {[/COLOR] 
     
            double amtEx;
            double commission, cash;
            double totalAmt =0, totalSterling=0, totalCash=0, totalComm=0
            int transaction = 0;
     
            UserInput.prompt("currency to convert from");
            sterling currency =UserInput.readString();
     
            UserInput.prompt("Rate of exchange to sterling pence");
            double exRate = UserInput.readDouble();
     
            UserInput.prompt("Amount to Exchange");
            amtEx = UserInput.readDouble();
     
                while (amtEx >0) {
     
                    double penceAmt = (amtEx/exRate);
                    int pAmt = (int) (penceAmt *100);
                    double sterling = pAmt/100;
     
                    System.out.println(amtEx + " " + currency + " is " + sterling/100 = "pence")
     
                    if (sterling<=MINICOMM) {
                       System.out.println("Ammount to small"); 
                    }//end if
     
                    else {
                        commission = (sterling * commRate/100);
     
                        if(commission <MINICOMM) {
                            commission = MINICOMM;
     
                        }
     
                        System,out.println("commission " + commission/100 + " GDP")
     
                        cash = sterling - commission; 
     
                        System.out.println (" ; payout " = cash/100 + " GDP");
     
                        totalAmt = totalAmt + amtEx;
                        totalSterling = totalSterling + sterling;
                        totalCash = totalCash + cash; 
                        totalComm = totalcomm + commission;
                        transaction++;
     
                    }//end else
     
                    System.out.println("\nAmount to exchange2");
                    amtEx = UserInput.readDouble();
     
                }//end while
     
                System.out.println (" Transactions " + transaction );
                System.out.println (" Total " + currency + " recieved " + totalAmt);
                System.out.println (" Total sterling value " + totalSterling / 100);
                System.out.println (" Total handouts " + totalCash/ 100);
                System.out.println (" Total commission " + totalComm / 100);
                System.out.println (" Average handout " + totalCash / 100 / transaction);
     
                System.out.println ( currency + " per pound " + totalAmt * 100 / totalCash );
     
            }//end of main
     
        }// end of class
     
     
    // Put your local declarations here
     
        // Prompt and read
     
        // Compute and print
     
        } // end of main
     
    } // end class
    Last edited by Json; January 24th, 2010 at 10:16 AM. Reason: Please use code tags


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    Default Re: annoying error.

    This is because that line needs to look like this.

        public static void main(String[] argv) {

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    Default Re: annoying error.

    now im getting a new error where its red it says cannot find symbol - class sterling.



    public class ProcessCurrency {
     
        static final int MINICOM = 500;
        public static void main(String[] argv) {
     
            double amtEx;
            double commission, cash;
            double totalAmt =0, totalSterling=0, totalCash=0, totalComm=0;
            int transaction = 0;
     
     
            UserInput.prompt("currency to convert from");
    [COLOR="DarkRed"]        sterling currency =UserInput.readString();[/COLOR] 
     
            UserInput.prompt("Rate of exchange to sterling pence");
            double exRate = UserInput.readDouble();
     
            UserInput.prompt("Amount to Exchange");
            amtEx = UserInput.readDouble();
     
                while (amtEx >0) {
     
                    double penceAmt = (amtEx/exRate);
                    int pAmt = (int) (penceAmt *100);
                    double sterling = pAmt/100;
     
                    System.out.println(amtEx + " " + currency + " is " + sterling/100 = "pence");
     
                    if (sterling<=MINICOMM) {
                       System.out.println("Ammount to small"); 
                    }//end if
     
                    else {
                        commission = (sterling * commRate/100);
     
                        if(commission <MINICOMM) {
                            commission = MINICOMM;
     
                        }
     
                        System.out.println("commission " + commission/100 + " GDP");
     
                        cash = sterling - commission; 
     
                        System.out.println (" ; payout " = cash/100 + " GDP");
     
                        totalAmt = totalAmt + amtEx;
                        totalSterling = totalSterling + sterling;
                        totalCash = totalCash + cash; 
                        totalComm = totalcomm + commission;
                        transaction++;
     
                    }//end else
     
                    System.out.println("\nAmount to exchange2");
                    amtEx = UserInput.readDouble();
     
                }//end while
     
                System.out.println (" Transactions " + transaction );
                System.out.println (" Total " + currency + " recieved " + totalAmt);
                System.out.println (" Total sterling value " + totalSterling / 100);
                System.out.println (" Total handouts " + totalCash/ 100);
                System.out.println (" Total commission " + totalComm / 100);
                System.out.println (" Average handout " + totalCash / 100 / transaction);
     
                System.out.println ( currency + " per pound " + totalAmt * 100 / totalCash );
     
            }//end of main
     
        }// end of class
    Last edited by Freaky Chris; January 24th, 2010 at 02:26 PM.

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    Default Re: annoying error.

    Do you have a class called sterling, or is it Sterling?

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    Default Re: annoying error.

    the only class i have is totalSterling=0, but i've tried to create a variable sterling and it still gives an error.
    public class ProcessCurrency {
     
        static final int MINICOM = 500;
        public static void main(String[] argv) {
     
            double amtEx;
            double commission, cash;
            double totalAmt =0, totalSterling=0, totalCash=0, totalComm=0;
            int transaction = 0 ;
     
     
     
     
            UserInput.prompt("currency to convert from");
            Sterling currency =UserInput.readString();
     
            UserInput.prompt("Rate of exchange to sterling pence");
            double exRate = UserInput.readDouble();
     
            UserInput.prompt("Amount to Exchange");
            amtEx = UserInput.readDouble();
     
                while (amtEx >0) {
     
                    double penceAmt = (amtEx/exRate);
                    int pAmt = (int) (penceAmt *100);
                    double sterling = pAmt/100;
     
                    System.out.println(amtEx + " " + currency + " is " + sterling/100 = "pence");
     
                    if (sterling<=MINICOMM) {
                       System.out.println("Ammount to small"); 
                    }//end if
     
                    else {
                        commission = (sterling * commRate/100);
     
                        if(commission <MINICOMM) {
                            commission = MINICOMM;
     
                        }
     
                        System.out.println("commission " + commission/100 + " GDP");
     
                        cash = sterling - commission; 
     
                        System.out.println (" ; payout " = cash/100 + " GDP");
     
                        totalAmt = totalAmt + amtEx;
                        totalSterling = totalSterling + sterling;
                        totalCash = totalCash + cash; 
                        totalComm = totalcomm + commission;
                        transaction++;
     
                    }//end else
     
                    System.out.println("\nAmount to exchange2");
                    amtEx = UserInput.readDouble();
     
                }//end while
     
                System.out.println (" Transactions " + transaction );
                System.out.println (" Total " + currency + " recieved " + totalAmt);
                System.out.println (" Total sterling value " + totalSterling / 100);
                System.out.println (" Total handouts " + totalCash/ 100);
                System.out.println (" Total commission " + totalComm / 100);
                System.out.println (" Average handout " + totalCash / 100 / transaction);
     
                System.out.println ( currency + " per pound " + totalAmt * 100 / totalCash );
     
            }//end of main
     
        }// end of class
    Last edited by helloworld922; January 24th, 2010 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Please use [code] tags!

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    Default Re: annoying error.

    You are trying to create a variable called 'currency' which can hold an object of type Sterling, but it seems you haven't written a class called Sterling, hence the compiler error.

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    Default Re: annoying error.

    how could i correct this without creating a new class, the classes i have used are Currency, ProcessCurrency and UserInput.

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    Default Re: annoying error.

    I think you just want currency to be a String i.e.
    String currency =UserInput.readString();

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