well my struct is fix but i have new errors i hve never seen before :

here are the errors

football.cpp(194) : error C2664: 'void Football::SearchMatches(Match *,int,std::string)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'Match *[2000]' to 'Match *'

football.cpp(205) : error C2664: 'void Football::SearchMatches(Match *,int,std::string,int)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'Match *[2000]' to 'Match *'
        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast

new code FOR FOOTBALL.H after adjustments

#ifndef FOOTBALL_H
#define FOOTBALL_H


#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include "Message.h"


using namespace std;

// definition of strct that will hold all information of match
struct Match
{
	string Season;
	string Team1;
	string Team2;
	string Result;
};



class Football : public Message  
{ 
public:

	void WriteLastSearchWord(string word);
	void ReadLastSearchWord(string &team, int &record);
	void SearchMatches(Match *matches,int size,string TeamName);
	void SearchMatches(Match *matches,int size,string TeamName, int record);
	void  RunFootball();
	Football(string *footBallData);


	
	


	
protected:	
	
	string &footBallSave;
	string team;
	
	


};

#endif

new football .cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include "Football.h"
#include "Message.h"


using namespace std;



//Search within array of matches and display the results
void SearchMatches(Match* matches,int size,string TeamName)
{
	//declare the result array
	Match SearchResult[2000];
	//initalize the result counter
	int SearchResultCount=0;

	int SelectedNumber;

	//search within the matches array
	for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
	{
		//check if the entered name is the team1 or team2 in the match
		if(matches[i].Team1==TeamName || matches[i].Team2==TeamName)
			{
				//update the search result counter
				SearchResultCount++;
				//display the seasons
				cout<<endl<<"("<<SearchResultCount<<") "<<matches[i].Season;
				//store the matched match in the search result array
				SearchResult[SearchResultCount] = matches[i];
			}
	}
	cout << endl;

	//check for results
	if(SearchResultCount>0)
	{
		cout << "which year would you like to view results "<<endl;
		cin>>SelectedNumber;

		SelectedNumber;
		
	ofstream myfile;
	myfile.open("nflSave.txt",ios::app);
	myfile << endl << SelectedNumber;
	myfile.close();
		
		//display the match information
		cout<<SearchResult[SelectedNumber].Season<<endl;
		cout<<SearchResult[SelectedNumber].Team1<<endl;
		cout<<"Over"<<endl;
		cout<<SearchResult[SelectedNumber].Team2<<endl;
		cout<<SearchResult[SelectedNumber].Result<<endl;
	}
	else cout<<"No search result";
	cout<<endl;
}
void SearchMatches(Match* matches,int size,string TeamName, int record)
{
	//declare the result array
	Match SearchResult;
	//initalize the result counter
	int SearchResultCount=0;

	//int SelectedNumber;

	//search within the matches array
	for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
	{
		//check if the entered name is the team1 or team2 in the match
		if(matches[i].Team1==TeamName || matches[i].Team2==TeamName)
			{
				//update the search result counter
				SearchResultCount++;
				if (SearchResultCount == record)
				{
					//store the 
				//display the seasons
				//cout<<endl<<"("<<SearchResultCount<<") "<<matches[i].Season;
				
			     //store the matched match in the search result array
				SearchResult = matches[i];
					break;
				}
			}
	}
	cout<<endl;

	//check for results
	if(SearchResultCount>0)
	{
		//display the match information
		cout<<SearchResult.Season<<endl;
		cout<<SearchResult.Team1<<endl;
		cout<<"Over"<<endl;
		cout<<SearchResult.Team2<<endl;
		cout<<SearchResult.Result<<endl;
	}
	else cout<<"No search result";
	cout<<endl;
}

// This function is used for storing the last search keyword entered to the recallteam.txt
void WriteLastSearchWord(string word)
{
	ofstream myfile;
    myfile.open("nflSave.txt");
    myfile << word;
    myfile.close();
}

// This function is used for read the last search keyword enter from the recallteam.txt
void ReadLastSearchWord(string &team, int &record)
{
	ifstream inFile("nflSave.txt");
	getline(inFile, team);
	inFile >> record;
	inFile.close();
}



void Football::RunFootball()
{	
	
	ifstream inFile("nfl.txt");
	//initailze the matches ( array of strcuts )
	Match *matches[2000];

	// create input stream for file
	

	//It will holds the read lines from the file
	string Buffer;

	// check if the file is exist 
	if(!inFile.is_open())
	{
		//display the error message
		//cout<<"Failed to open file"<<endl;
		cerr << " File is Missing";
	}

	// initalize the counter
	int matchesCounter=0;
	while(!inFile.eof())
	{                                        //&Match::operator =(const Match &)
		//read season
		matches[matchesCounter] = new Match;
		getline(inFile,Buffer);
		matches[matchesCounter]->Season = Buffer;
		//read team1 name
		getline(inFile,Buffer);
		matches[matchesCounter]->Team1  = Buffer;
		//read the "over" string
		getline(inFile,Buffer);
		//read team2 name
		getline(inFile,Buffer);
		matches[matchesCounter]->Team2 = Buffer;
		//read result
		getline(inFile,Buffer);
		matches[matchesCounter]->Result = Buffer;
		//read the empty line
		getline(inFile,Buffer);
		//update the matches counter
		matchesCounter++;
	}

	
	//its used for Main menu selection
	char Check='1';

	while(Check !='3')
	{
		//Display the main menu
	
		cin>>Check;
    
		switch(Check)
		{
			//Search 
		case '1':
			{
				string TeamName="";
				
				getline(cin,TeamName);
				system("cls");
				cout << "Please Enter Team City And Team Name" <<endl;
				getline(cin,TeamName);//free's buffer
				WriteLastSearchWord(TeamName);
				SearchMatches(matches,matchesCounter,TeamName);
				break;
			}
			//Display the last search team
		case '2':
			{
				string team;
				int record;
				ReadLastSearchWord(team, record);
				system("cls");
				cout << "Last Recorded Viewed" <<endl;
				SearchMatches(matches,matchesCounter ,team , record);
	           
				break;
			}
			//Exit the program
		case '3':
			{
				exit(0);
			}
		default:continue;
		
		}
	}
}

At those points in the code you are sending a pointer to a pointer to an object when the function/method wants a pointer to an object.

This looks like you want to send a particular element of the array but you are passing a pointer to the entire thing.


(Arrays are pointers)

It's just as the error says. The variable you pass to SearchMatches is an array of Match pointers, not an array of Match objects:

//initailze the matches ( array of strcuts )
Match *matches[2000];

There's no conversion from Match *matches[2000] to Match *matches . The only way to fix your code is to modify RunFootball so that it uses the expected type, or modify SearchMatches so that it expects the type you're actually passing.

so would this be the correct syntax ?
SearchMatches(Season,Team1,Team2 ,Result ,matchesCounter,TeamName)??

or should i do this

string seasonResults;
string team1Results;
string team2Results;
string AllResultsSaved;


Season-> seasonResults;
Team1-> team1Results;
Team2-> team2Results;
Result -> AllResultsSaved;

then

SearchMatches(seasonResults, team1Results,team2Results ,AllResultsSaved,matchesCounter,TeamName)????

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