Computer Science Canada Having a hard time with the syntax here, "syntax error at tax, rateofPay and taxRate" |
Author: | Ducky [ Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Having a hard time with the syntax here, "syntax error at tax, rateofPay and taxRate" |
var name : string; var hoursWorked : real; var rateofPay : real; var netPay : real; var taxRate : real; var totalPay : real; var netpay : real; var tax : real; tax := 28% var grossPay : real; put "Please enter your name:" get name; put "Please enter the hours you have worked" get hoursWorked; put "How much money do you earn?" get rateofPay; put"What is tax rate?" get taxRate; hoursWorked*rateofPay=grossPay; grossPay*taxRate=tax; grossPay-tax=totalPay; |
Author: | Insectoid [ Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:44 am ] |
Post subject: | RE:Having a hard time with the syntax here, "syntax error at tax, rateofPay and taxRate" |
Your last 3 lines are completely wrong. The variable being assigned to goes first, followed by the assignment operator which is :=, not =. Finally, nowhere in your code is a semicolon necessary. |