error C2664 char [80] to char [duplicate] - c++

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Hi I am suppose to create a program to read a .txt file and save the information in the txt to a struct and enum (have to use enum. as it compulsory) then prints out the information after rearranging the words. eg
Sarah
Wonderland
Libra 2 - 10 - 1993
3
I want to...
I hope to...
............
TO
My name is sarah
my nationality is wonderland
my bday is 2 october 1993
I am a libra
I have 3 wishes
1. I want to...
2. I hope to...
3. ............
I have encountered similar error C2664 for getHoroNum and checkHoro stating that it cant convert parameter 1 from 'char [80]' to 'char'. Please help! Thanks a lot in advance!
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <cctype>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
const int MAX = 80;
const int MAXNO = 10;
enum Zodiac
{
Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus,
Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo,
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn
};
struct Date
{
Zodiac sign;
int day;
int month;
int year;
};
struct Student
{
char name [MAX];
char nationality [MAX];
Date birthDate;
int no; // no of other messages
char wishMessage [MAXNO][MAX];
};
void myInfo (fstream&, char [], Student&);
// The above function reads information from the text file
// and store the information in a structure reference parameter
void printOut(Student , char[], char[]);
void getHoroNum(char , Student&);
void checkHoro (char , Student);
void getMth (int, char []) ;
int main()
{
fstream infile;
char fName[MAX];
char horo [MAX];
char fHoro[MAX];
char mth[MAX];
int month;
Student info;
cout << "Enter your info file name: ";
cin >> fName;
cout << endl;
month = info.birthDate.month;
myInfo(infile, fName, info);
getHoroNum(horo, info);
checkHoro(fHoro, info);
getMth(month, mth);
printOut(info, );
}
void myInfo (fstream& infile, char fName[], Student& info)
{
infile.open(fName, ios::in);
char temp[MAX];
char horo[MAX];
if(!infile)
{
cout << "Error file not found!" << endl;
exit(0);
}
infile.getline(info.name, MAX);
infile.getline(info.nationality,MAX);
infile >> horo
>> info.birthDate.day
>> temp
>> info.birthDate.month
>> temp
>> info.birthDate.year;
infile >> info.no;
for(int i=0; i < info.no ;i++)
{
infile.getline(info.wishMessage[i], MAX);
}
infile.close();
cout << "Successfully readed!" << endl;
}
void getHoroNum(char horo[], Student& info)
{
if (strcmp (horo,"Aquarius"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Aquarius;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Pisces"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Pisces;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Aries"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Aries;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Taurus"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Taurus;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Gemini"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Gemini;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Cancer"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Cancer;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Leo"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Leo;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Virgo"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Virgo;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Libra"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Libra;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Scorpio"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Scorpio;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Sagittarius"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Sagittarius;
}
else if (strcmp(horo,"Capricorn"))
{
info.birthDate.sign = Capricorn;
}
}
void checkHoro (char fHoro[], Student info)
{
if (info.birthDate.sign == Aquarius)
{
fHoro = "Aquarius";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Pisces)
{
fHoro = "Pisces";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Aries)
{
fHoro = "Aries";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Taurus)
{
fHoro = "Taurus";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Gemini)
{
fHoro = "Gemini";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Cancer)
{
fHoro = "Cancer";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Leo)
{
fHoro = "Leo";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Virgo)
{
fHoro = "Virgo";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Libra)
{
fHoro = "Libra";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Scorpio)
{
fHoro = "Scorpio";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Sagittarius)
{
fHoro = "Sagittarius";
}
else if (info.birthDate.sign == Capricorn)
{
fHoro = "Capricorn";
}
}
void getMth (int month, char mth[] )
{
switch (month)
{
case 1:
{
mth = "January";
break;
}
case 2:
{
mth = "February";
break;
}
case 3:
{
mth = "March";
break;
}
case 4:
{
mth = "April";
break;
}
case 5:
{
mth = "May";
break;
}
case 6:
{
mth = "June";
break;
}
case 7:
{
mth = "July";
break;
}
case 8:
{
mth = "August";
break;
}
case 9:
{
mth = "September";
break;
}
case 10:
{
mth = "October";
break;
}
case 11:
{
mth = "November";
break;
}
case 12:
{
mth = "December";
break;
}
}
}
void printOut(Student info, char mth[], char fHoro[])
{
cout << "My name is " << info.name << endl;
cout << "My nationality is " << info.nationality << endl;
cout << "My date of birth is " << info.birthDate.day
<< " " << mth << " "
<< info.birthDate.year << endl;
cout << "I am a" << fHoro << endl;
cout << "\nI have " << info.no << " wishes:" << endl;
for(int i=0; i < info.no ;i++)
{
cout << i << ". " << info.wishMessage[i];
}
}

Answer 1

You have this function definition:
void getHoroNum(char horo[], Student& info)
and before you have this declaration:
void getHoroNum(char , Student&);
latter should be replaced by:
void getHoroNum(char* , Student&);