System pause does not work

[amir22]

I do apologize I couldn't find out how can I put my codes in <> sings:(
Can some one tell me why system("pause") does not work? End of line.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// painting constants
const int SQUARE_FEET = 115;
const int HOURS = 8;
const double LABOR = 18;


// enter number of rooms
int getNumRooms();

// enter price of paint per gallon
double getPaintPrice();

// enter suare feet of each room
int getSquareFeet(int numRooms);


// display results
void displayResults(double paintPrice,int squareFeet);

int main()
{

// print program title
cout << "Program to print a inside of a house" << endl << endl;;

// enter number of rooms
int numRooms = getNumRooms();

// enter price of paint per gallon
double paintPrice = getPaintPrice();

// enter suare feet of each room
double squareFeet = getSquareFeet(numRooms);

// calculate and display results
displayResults(paintPrice,squareFeet);

return 0;
}


// enter number of rooms
int getNumRooms()
{
int numRooms;

do{
cout << "Enter number of rooms: ";
cin >> numRooms;

if(numRooms < 1)
cout << "You must have 1 room" << endl;

}while(numRooms < 1);

return numRooms;
}

// enter price of paint per gallon
double getPaintPrice()
{
double paintPrice;

do{
cout << "Enter price of paint per gallon: ";
cin >> paintPrice;

if(paintPrice < 10)
cout << "Paint cost more than $10.00 per gallon" << endl;

}while(paintPrice < 10);

return paintPrice;
}

// enter suare feet of each room
int getSquareFeet(int numRooms)
{
int totalSquareFeet = 0;
int squareFoot;

for(int i=0;i<numRooms;i++)
{
do{
cout << "Enter square footage for room #" << (i+1) << ": ";
cin >> squareFoot;

if(squareFoot < 1)
cout << "square foot must be greater than 1" << endl;
}while(squareFoot < 1);

totalSquareFeet += squareFoot;
}


return totalSquareFeet;
}



// display results
void displayResults(double paintPrice,int squareFeet)
{

// calculate number of gallons paint required
double gallonsPaint = squareFeet / SQUARE_FEET ;

// calculate hours
int hours = squareFeet / SQUARE_FEET * HOURS;

// calculate paint charges
double paintCost = gallonsPaint * paintPrice;

// calculate labor charge
double charge = hours * LABOR;

// calculate total cost
double totalCost = paintCost + charge;


// print results
cout.setf(ios::fixed);
cout.precision(2);


cout << endl;

// display number of gallons paint required
cout << "number of gallons paint required: " << gallonsPaint << endl;;

// display hours
cout << "hours required: " << hours << endl;

// display paint charges
cout << "paint cost: $" << paintCost << endl;

// display labor charge
cout << "labor charge $" << charge << endl;;

// display total cost
cout << "totalCost: $" << totalCost << endl;
system("pause")
}

[pogrady]

Well, its missing a semicolon. I think that it also needs to be in capital letters.

BTW you're watching too much TRON there.

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[Raezzor]

Don't you also have to include <cstdlib> or <stdlib.h> for system to work?

[pogrady]

On my compiler its standard.

[jlb]

You should never rely on your compiler to do magic things. You should always include the proper include file for the function you are using, in this case <cstdlib>. Just because your compiler includes this file today doesn't mean the next version of the compiler will.

[pogrady]

And you would be right.

Thanks for that.