URGENT HELP Needed, VC++ errors on build

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dasilva109

Hi guys

I am new to C++ and need urgent help with this part of my code for a
uni coursework I have to submit by Thursday

//ClientData.h
#ifndef CLIENTDATA_H
#define CLIENTDATA_H

#include <string>
using std::string;

class ClientData
{
public:
// default ClientData constructor
inline ClientData( int = 0, string = "", string = "", string = "",
string = "" );

// accessor functions for accountNumber
void setAccountNumber( int );
int getAccountNumber() const;

// accessor functions for clientName
void setClientName( string );
string getClientName() const;

// accessor functions for clientAddress
void setClientAddress( string );
string getClientAddress() const;

//accessor functions for contactName
void setContactName( string );
string getContactName() const;

//accessor functions for clientPhone
void setClientPhone( string );
string getClientPhone() const;

private:
const int accountNumber;
const char telNumber[ 11 ];
const char clientName[ 20 ];
const char clientAddress[ 20 ];
const char contactName[ 15 ];
}; // end class ClientData

#endif

//TheClient.cpp
// This program reads a random access file sequentially, updates
// data previously written to the file, creates data to be placed
// in the file, and deletes data previously in the file.

#include "ClientData.h" // ClientData class definition

#include <iostream>
using std::cerr;
using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::fixed;
using std::ios;
using std::left;
using std::right;
using std::showpoint;

#include <fstream>
using std:fstream;
using std:stream;
using std::fstream;

#include <iomanip>
using std::setw;
using std::setprecision;

//#include <cstdlib>



int enterChoice();
void createTextFile( fstream& );
void updateRecord( fstream& );
void newRecord( fstream& );
void deleteRecord( fstream& );
void outputLine( ostream&, const ClientData & );
int getAccount( const char * const );

enum Choices { PRINT = 1, UPDATE, NEW, DELETE, END };

int main()
{
// open file for reading and writing
fstream inOutCredit( "credit.dat", ios::in | ios:ut );

// exit program if fstream cannot open file
if ( !inOutCredit )
{
cerr << "File could not be opened." << endl;
exit ( 1 );
} // end if

int choice; // store user choice

// enable user to specify action
while ( ( choice = enterChoice() ) != END )
{
switch ( choice )
{
case PRINT: // create text file from record file
createTextFile( inOutCredit );
break;
case UPDATE: // update record
updateRecord( inOutCredit );
break;
case NEW: // create record
newRecord( inOutCredit );
break;
case DELETE: // delete existing record
deleteRecord( inOutCredit );
break;
default: // display error if user does not select valid choice
cerr << "Incorrect choice" << endl;
break;
} // end switch

inOutCredit.clear(); // reset end-of-file indicator
} // end while

return 0;
} // end main

// enable user to input menu choice
int enterChoice()
{
// display available options
cout << "\nEnter your choice" << endl
<< "1 - store a formatted text file of clients" << endl
<< " called \"print.txt\" for printing" << endl
<< "2 - update a client record" << endl
<< "3 - add a new client" << endl
<< "4 - delete a client record" << endl
<< "5 - end program\n? ";

int menuChoice;
cin >> menuChoice; // input menu selection from user
return menuChoice;
} // end function enterChoice

// create formatted text file for printing
void createTextFile( fstream &readFromFile )
{
// create text file
ofstream outPrintFile( "print.txt", ios:ut );

// exit program if ofstream cannot create file
if ( !outPrintFile )
{
cerr << "File could not be created." << endl;
exit( 1 );
} // end if

outPrintFile << left << setw( 10 ) << "Account"<< setw( 10 ) << "Client
Name" << setw( 16 )
<< "Address" << setw( 11 ) << "Contact Name" << right
<< setw( 10 ) << "Telephone No" << endl;

// set file-position pointer to beginning of readFromFile
readFromFile.seekg( 0 );

// read first record from record file
ClientData client;
readFromFile.read( reinterpret_cast< char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );

// copy all records from record file into text file
while ( !readFromFile.eof() )
{
// write single record to text file
if ( client.getAccountNumber() != 0 ) // skip empty records
outputLine( outPrintFile, client );

// read next record from record file
readFromFile.read( reinterpret_cast< char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );
} // end while
} // end function createTextFile

// update balance in record
void updateRecord( fstream &updateFile )
{
// obtain number of account to update
int accountNumber = getAccount( "Enter account to update" );

// move file-position pointer to correct record in file
updateFile.seekg( ( accountNumber - 1 ) * sizeof( ClientData ) );

// read first record from file
ClientData client;
updateFile.read( reinterpret_cast< char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );

// update record
if ( client.getAccountNumber() != 0 )
{
outputLine( cout, client ); // display the record

// move file-position pointer to correct record in file
updateFile.seekp( ( accountNumber - 1 ) * sizeof( ClientData ) );

// write updated record over old record in file
updateFile.write( reinterpret_cast< const char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );
} // end if
else // display error if account does not exist
cerr << "Account #" << accountNumber
<< " has no information." << endl;
} // end function updateRecord

// create and insert record
void newRecord( fstream &insertInFile )
{
// obtain number of account to create
int accountNumber = getAccount( "Enter new account number" );

// move file-position pointer to correct record in file
insertInFile.seekg( ( accountNumber - 1 ) * sizeof( ClientData ) );

// read record from file
ClientData client;
insertInFile.read( reinterpret_cast< char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );

// create record, if record does not previously exist
if ( client.getAccountNumber() == 0 )
{
char telNumber[ 11 ];
char clientName[ 20 ];
char clientAddress[ 40 ];
char contactName[ 15 ];

// user enters last name, first name and balance
cout << "Enter clientname, address, contactname, telnumber\n? ";
cin >> setw( 20 ) >> clientName;
cin >> setw( 40 ) >> clientAddress;
cin >> setw( 15 ) >> contactName;
cin >> setw( 11 ) >> telNumber;
//cin >> balance;

// use values to populate account values
client.setClientName( clientName );
client.setClientAddress( clientAddress);
client.setContactName( contactName );
client.setClientPhone( telNumber );
client.setAccountNumber( accountNumber );

// move file-position pointer to correct record in file
insertInFile.seekp( ( accountNumber - 1 ) * sizeof( ClientData ) );

// insert record in file
insertInFile.write( reinterpret_cast< const char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );
} // end if
else // display error if account already exists
cerr << "Account #" << accountNumber
<< " already contains information." << endl;
} // end function newRecord

// delete an existing record
void deleteRecord( fstream &deleteFromFile )
{
// obtain number of account to delete
int accountNumber = getAccount( "Enter account to delete" );

// move file-position pointer to correct record in file
deleteFromFile.seekg( ( accountNumber - 1 ) * sizeof( ClientData ) );

// read record from file
ClientData client;
deleteFromFile.read( reinterpret_cast< char * >( &client ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );

// delete record, if record exists in file
if ( client.getAccountNumber() != 0 )
{
ClientData blankClient; // create blank record

// move file-position pointer to correct record in file
deleteFromFile.seekp( ( accountNumber - 1 ) *
sizeof( ClientData ) );

// replace existing record with blank record
deleteFromFile.write(
reinterpret_cast< const char * >( &blankClient ),
sizeof( ClientData ) );

cout << "Account #" << accountNumber << " deleted.\n";
} // end if
else // display error if record does not exist
cerr << "Account #" << accountNumber << " is empty.\n";
} // end deleteRecord

// display single record
void outputLine( ostream &output, const ClientData &record )
{
output << left << setw( 10 ) << record.getAccountNumber()
<< setw( 20 ) << record.getClientName()
<< setw( 40 ) << record.getClientAddress()
<< setw( 15 ) << record.getContactName()
<< setw( 11 ) << record.getClientPhone()
<< setw( 10 ) << setprecision( 2 ) << right << fixed
<< showpoint << endl;
} // end function outputLine

// obtain account-number value from user
int getAccount( const char * const prompt )
{
int accountNumber;

// obtain account-number value
do
{
cout << prompt << " (1 - 100): ";
cin >> accountNumber;
} while ( accountNumber < 1 || accountNumber > 100 );

return accountNumber;
} // end function getAccount

Problem:
It compiles with 0 errors & 0 warnings in MSVisual C++ 6, but when you
try and get it to build .exe, it has these errors:
Linking...
Wholesaler.obj : error LNK2005: _main already defined in TheClient.obj
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: int
__thiscall ClientData::getAccountNumber(void)const "
(?getAccountNumber@ClientData@@QBEHXZ)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
__thiscall ClientData::ClientData(int,class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >,class std::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<cha
r>,class std::allocator<char> >,class std::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >,class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >)" (??0ClientData@@QAE@HV?$basic_string@DU
?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@000@Z)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void
__thiscall ClientData::setAccountNumber(int)"
(?setAccountNumber@ClientData@@QAEXH@Z)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void
__thiscall ClientData::setClientPhone(class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >)"
(?setClientPhone@ClientData@@QAEXV?$basic_string@
DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void
__thiscall ClientData::setContactName(class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >)"
(?setContactName@ClientData@@QAEXV?$basic_string@
DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void
__thiscall ClientData::setClientAddress(class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >)"
(?setClientAddress@ClientData@@QAEXV?$basic_str
ing@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void
__thiscall ClientData::setClientName(class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >)"
(?setClientName@ClientData@@QAEXV?$basic_string@DU
?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> > __thiscall ClientData::getClientName(void)const
" (?getClientName@ClientData@@QBE?AV?$basic_s
tring@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> > __thiscall
ClientData::getClientAddress(void)const "
(?getClientAddress@ClientData@@QBE?AV?$b
asic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> > __thiscall ClientData::getContactName(void)const
" (?getContactName@ClientData@@QBE?AV?$basic
_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ)
TheClient.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> > __thiscall ClientData::getClientPhone(void)const
" (?getClientPhone@ClientData@@QBE?AV?$basic
_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ)
TheRetailer.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
__thiscall TheClient::TheClient(char const *,char const *,char const
*)" (??0TheClient@@QAE@PBD00@Z)
TheSupplier.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
__thiscall TheClient::TheClient(char const *,char const *,char const
*)" (??0TheClient@@QAE@PBD00@Z)
Debug/WholesalerFinal.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 12 unresolved
externals
Error executing link.exe.

WholesalerFinal.exe - 15 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Scratching my head as to why, and what all that error goobledeegook
means?

Thank you in advance for your help guys.
 
G

Guest

I am new to C++ and need urgent help with this part of my code for a
uni coursework I have to submit by Thursday

At least you admit it. ;-)
//ClientData.h
//TheClient.cpp

Where is the implemetation of the ClientData class?
If you don't have it, or did not compile and link it in your project, it is
logical that the linker cannot find those symbols.

As for the duplicate main symbol: do you happen to compile another file in
your project that implements a main function?

If you renamed some cpp files, it is possible that you still have old object
files lying around. This can be solved by right-clicking your project, and
selecting: clean.
 

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