I'm having a problem of understanding the logic of getting the following code to work the way I want it to in the beginning comment block: /* This project is to display a set of numbers in the following manner: 123456789 12345678 1234567 123456 12345 1234 123 12 1 */ #include int main() { // declare variables int count; int num; /* make two for loops; the outer loop is to count and display the rows for the inner loop calculations */ for (count = 1; count = 9; count++) // start of outer loop { cout endl; for (num = 1; num = 9; num++) // start of inner loop cout num ""; // end of inner loop } // end of outer counter loop cout endl endl; return 0; } // end of main

I'm guessing that you put signs where appropriate and the site stripped them. It does that. So, assuming that you used = in the test of the for loops and had the appropriate symbols in the 'cout' statments: One problem is that you need the test in the inner loop to change according to the value of 'count' from the outer loop. for (num = 1; num = count; ++num) I think that the second problem will become obvious when you implement the above change. Post back if you have more questions. Also, please let us now when you get it working.

*&$#*&$@#$ I'm guessing that you put < and > signs where appropriate and the site stripped them. It does that. So, assuming that you used <= in the test of the for loops and had the appropriate symbols in the 'cout' statments: One problem is that you need the test in the inner loop to change according to the value of 'count' from the outer loop. for (num = 1; num <= count; ++num) I think that the second problem will become obvious when you implement the above change. Post back if you have more questions. Also, please let us now when you get it working.

To get the lt and gt signs to display, I do the following: - when typing the original version of my post, I type 'lt' or 'gt' where I want a symbol. - when you press the Submit button, you are taken to a confirmation page. On this page, I put a & in front of the 'lt' and 'gt'. - my problem above was that I told the confirmation page to redisplay so that I could see the symbols. But when I pressed Submit, they were stripped. So remember, if you see the symbol on the confirmation page, you won't see it in the posted version. You should see the code "& lt" or "& gt" in the conf page.

hi~ it looks like using 9 will send you out of the array bounds? i'm thinking 8 is a better call. right?

cheese - you need to re-read. There was no mention of an array anywhere.

Hi. There is no need for an array variable in this case. However, if it is required in your assignment you should implement one. But I did not see any sort of specifications for it in your instructions. I can help you a little with your conditions and so forth. I will give you a little hint with the counter variables in your for loops. Your 'count' variable should be initialized to 9 and decremented. Your 'num' variable should be initialized to 1 and incremented. Also be sure to make adjustments to your condition statements which compares 'count' and 'num' so you dont run into an infinite loop or worse. Also you should make sure that adjustments are made to BOTH of your for loops. This way, it will produce the output the way you desire in the example provided in your code. I have already wrote the code and ran it, so if you are in extremely dire need then post back a comment. I will be glad to give you little snippets, but not the entire assignment. I swore an oath not to do assignments for passer-byers in this forum. But I and the rest of the regulars here can provide sufficient help to get you on your way. I hope this helps you. - Rolos