errors in program

[sssvvv]

hi,
i have the following program.

/*Hangman.c*/
#include <string.h>/*needed for strlen() and strncpy()*/
#include <ctype.h>
#include <conio.h> /*neede for getch()*/
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAXLEN 20
#define MAX 10
#define YES 1
#define NO 0
#define STARS '********************'

void main()
          {
          char word[MAXLEN+1],solution[MAXLEN+1],ch,
                    char *w_ptr,*s_ptr;
          int num_guess=len=found = 0;

          printf(&quot;\nWelcome to Hangman\n&quot;);
          printf(&quot;Enter the word for the player to guess > &quot;);
          gets(word);
          for(*w_ptr = word; *w_ptr; w_ptr++ )
                    *w_ptr = toupper(*w_ptr); /*upper case string*/
          len = strlen(word);
          strncpy(solution,STARS,len);/*copy stars into solution*/
          solution = '\0';

          while(num_guess < MAX) /* number of guesses loop*/
                    {
                    printf(&quot;\n\nWord so far is %s, Guesses so far %d&quot;,
                              solution,num_guess++);
                    printf(&quot;\nEnter a letter >&quot;);
                    ch = toupper(getch());
                    s_ptr = solution; w_ptr = word; found = NO;
                    while(*w_ptr)/*test if letter in word*/
                              {
                              if(ch == *w_ptr)
                                        {
                                        *s_ptr = ch; found = YES;
                                        }
                              w_ptr++; s_ptr++;
                              }
                    /*if word is the same as the solution, user wins !*/
                    if(solution == word)
                    break;
                    if found
                    printf(&quot;\nThe letter %c was in the the answer&quot;, ch);
                    }
                    if(num_guess < MAX)
                    printf(&quot;\nYou got it ! It took %d tries&quot;,num_guess);
                    else
                    printf(&quot;\nYou had %d goes, the word was %s&quot;, MAX,word);

                           
                              }

it shows me the following erors, can anyone help me please.
--------------------Configuration: hangman - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
hangman.c
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(15) : error C2059: syntax error : 'type'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(16) : error C2065: 'len' : undeclared identifier
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(16) : error C2065: 'found' : undeclared identifier
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(21) : error C2065: 'w_ptr' : undeclared identifier
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(21) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(21) : warning C4047: '=' : 'int ' differs in levels of indirection from 'char *'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(21) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(22) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(22) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(24) : error C2015: too many characters in constant
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(25) : error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(33) : error C2065: 's_ptr' : undeclared identifier
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(33) : warning C4047: '=' : 'int ' differs in levels of indirection from 'char *'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(33) : warning C4047: '=' : 'int ' differs in levels of indirection from 'char *'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(34) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(36) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(38) : error C2100: illegal indirection
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\hangman\hangman.c(45) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'found'
Error executing cl.exe.

hangman.exe - 15 error(s), 3 warning(s)

 

[chipperMDW]

For starters, try reading the errors. They tell you exactly what's wrong. They aren't there to annoy you, they're there to help you fix the problem.

Here're a few problems:

char word[MAXLEN+1],solution[MAXLEN+1],ch, char *w_ptr,*s_ptr;

                                           ^^^^

That

char

can only come at the beginning of a declaration. Either replace the

,

right before it with a

;

or just get rid of that

char

altogether.

int num_guess=len=found = 0;

That just doesn't work.

len

and

found

need to be declared before they can be used. Initialize them all to 0 separately.


Read the errors and find the other mistakes on your own.