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AnonymousAccount (9)
Ok, so I made a simple program to calculate pay for employees, but booleans behave strangely, as they somehow automatically change values.

This problem is found in these two else if statements:

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else if (10<=location && location<=19) {

			if (8<=tdif) {
				tdif=tdif-8;
				ex=1;
			}

			if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate2_1*tdif*.5;
			}
			
			else if (ex=1) {
				temppay=(rate2_1*8+rate2_2*tdif)*.5;
            }

			switch (index)
			{
				case 1:
				pay1=temppay;
				case 2:
				pay2=temppay;
				case 3:
				pay3=temppay;
				case 4:
				pay4=temppay;
			}

		}

		else if (20<=location && location<=29) {

			if (8<=tdif) {
				tdif=tdif-8;
				ex=1;
			}

			if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate3_1*tdif*.5;
			}

			else if (ex=1) {
				temppay=(rate3_1*8+rate3_2*tdif)*.5;
			}

			switch (index)
			{
				case 1:
				pay1=temppay;
				case 2:
				pay2=temppay;
				case 3:
				pay3=temppay;
				case 4:
				pay4=temppay;
			}


Here is the main code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <String>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <limits>

using namespace std;

int main (int argc, char *argv[]) //Main (Layer 1) Start
{ 

	//Definition

	string getkey;
	int location=0;
	int tsvar=0;
	int tevar=0;
	int tdif=0;
	int rate1_1=10;
	int rate2_1=8;
	int rate2_2=12;
	int rate3_1=12;
	int rate3_2=24;
	int index=0;
	double temppay=0;
	double pay1=0;
	double pay2=0;
	double pay3=0;
	double pay4=0;
	double paytotal=0;
	char timestart='/';
	char timeend='/';
	bool ex=0;

	cout << "Please maximize your window, and press [Enter] to continue." << endl;
	getline (cin, getkey);

	system("cls");

	cout << "Welcome to the ACSL Amusement Park Paycheck Calculator." << endl;
	cout << endl;
	cout << "Please enter your codes in this format: '(location) (start time) (end time)'." << endl;
	cout << "In other words, separated by spaces. For example '5 9 H'." << endl;
	cout << endl;
	cout << "Press [Enter] to continue." << endl;
	getline (cin, getkey);
	system("cls");

	cout << "Please enter your codes." << endl;

	for (index=1; index<=4; index++) //Input (Layer 2) Start
	{
		ex=0;

		cin >> location >> timestart >> timeend;

		switch (timestart) //Calculation (Layer 3) Start
		{
			case '1':
			tsvar=1;
			break;
			case '2':
			tsvar=2;
			break;
			case '3':
			tsvar=3;
			break;
			case '4':
			tsvar=4;
			break;
			case '5':
			tsvar=5;
			break;
			case '6':
			tsvar=6;
			break;
			case '7':
			tsvar=7;
			break;
			case '8':
			tsvar=8;
			break;
			case '9':
			tsvar=9;
			break;
			case 'A':
			tsvar=10;
			break;
			case 'B':
			tsvar=11;
			break;
			case 'C':
			tsvar=12;
			break;
			case 'D':
			tsvar=13;
			break;
			case 'E':
			tsvar=14;
			break;
			case 'F':
			tsvar=15;
			break;
			case 'G':
			tsvar=16;
			break;
			case 'H':
			tsvar=17;
			break;
		}

		switch (timeend)
		{
			case '1':
			tevar=1;
			break;
			case '2':
			tevar=2;
			break;
			case '3':
			tevar=3;
			break;
			case '4':
			tevar=4;
			break;
			case '5':
			tevar=5;
			break;
			case '6':
			tevar=6;
			break;
			case '7':
			tevar=7;
			break;
			case '8':
			tevar=8;
			break;
			case '9':
			tevar=9;
			break;
			case 'A':
			tevar=10;
			break;
			case 'B':
			tevar=11;
			break;
			case 'C':
			tevar=12;
			break;
			case 'D':
			tevar=13;
			break;
			case 'E':
			tevar=14;
			break;
			case 'F':
			tevar=15;
			break;
			case 'G':
			tevar=16;
			break;
			case 'H':
			tevar=17;
			break;
		}

		tdif=tevar-tsvar;
		
		if (1<=location && location<=9) {
			temppay=rate1_1*tdif*.5;
			switch (index)
			{
				case 1:
				pay1=temppay;
				case 2:
				pay2=temppay;
				case 3:
				pay3=temppay;
				case 4:
				pay4=temppay;
			}

		}

		else if (10<=location && location<=19) {

			if (8<=tdif) {
				tdif=tdif-8;
				ex=1;
			}

			if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate2_1*tdif*.5;
			}
			
			else if (ex=1) {
				temppay=(rate2_1*8+rate2_2*tdif)*.5;
            }

			switch (index)
			{
				case 1:
				pay1=temppay;
				case 2:
				pay2=temppay;
				case 3:
				pay3=temppay;
				case 4:
				pay4=temppay;
			}

		}

		else if (20<=location && location<=29) {

			if (8<=tdif) {
				tdif=tdif-8;
				ex=1;
			}

			if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate3_1*tdif*.5;
			}

			else if (ex=1) {
				temppay=(rate3_1*8+rate3_2*tdif)*.5;
			}

			switch (index)
			{
				case 1:
				pay1=temppay;
				case 2:
				pay2=temppay;
				case 3:
				pay3=temppay;
				case 4:
				pay4=temppay;
			}

		} //Calculation (Layer 3) End

	} //Input (Layer 2) End
	
	system("cls");
	paytotal=pay1+pay2+pay3+pay4;
	cout << "1. $" << pay1 << endl;
	cout << "2. $" << pay2 << endl;
	cout << "3. $" << pay3 << endl;
    cout << "4. $" << pay4 << endl;
    cout << "5. $" << paytotal << endl;
	getline (cin, getkey);
  	getline (cin, getkey);		
	return 0;
	
} //Main (Layer 1) End


If you find a solution, please tell me, and thank you.
Volatile Pulse (1543)
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			if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate2_1*tdif*.5;
			}
			
			else if (ex=1) {
				temppay=(rate2_1*8+rate2_2*tdif)*.5;
            }


Those if statements are assignment operators. I believe you want comparision operators. Same here:

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			if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate3_1*tdif*.5;
			}

			else if (ex=1) {
				temppay=(rate3_1*8+rate3_2*tdif)*.5;
			}
Fransje (435)
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if (ex=0) {
				temppay=rate2_1*tdif*.5;
			}
			
			else if (ex=1) {

Problem in the conditions of the if statements. If you want to check for equality, you have to use the == operator. The operator you use here (=) assigns a value to the variable. Simply change the ='s to =='s.
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AnonymousAccount (9)
Ah, right, thank you all, I'm getting rusty...
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