i am working on this program for a while need some help/input/miracle....

#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class Report
{
private:
	char id [12];
	char name [20];
	double midterm, f1, p1, p2, p3,cp;
	ifstream in_file;

public:
	Report ();
	~Report ();

	void print_heading();
	void read_input();
	int calc_grade();
	char convert_grade(int);
	void display_result(char, int);
	ifstream & get();

};

Report::Report()
{
	in_file.open ("C://Documents and Settings//Markus//Desktop//P3_input.DAT");

		if (!in_file)
	{
		cerr<<"Error:File could not be opened"<<endl;
		cerr<<"Program terminating"<<endl;
		exit(1);
	}
}

void Report::read_input()
{ 
	in_file.getline(id, 12);
	in_file.getline(name, 20);
	in_file>>midterm>>f1>>p1>>p2>>cp;
	in_file.get();
}

int Report::calc_grade()
{
	int course_grade;

	course_grade = (int)((midterm*0.25)+(f1*0.25)+(p1*0.20)+(p2*0.20)+(cp*0.10));

	return course_grade;
}

char Report::convert_grade(int grade)
{
	if (grade>=90&&grade<=100)
		return 'A';
	else if (grade>=80&&grade<90)
		return 'B';
	else if (grade>=70&&grade<80)
		return 'C';
	else if (grade>=60&&grade<70)
		return 'D';
	else if (grade>=50&&grade<60)
		return 'E';
	else if (grade>=40&&grade<=50)
		return 'F';
}

void Report::display_result (char letter, int grade)
{
	cout << setw(5)<< "Student#" << setw(15) << "Student Name" << setw(5)
		<< "MT" << setw(5) << "FL"
		<< setw(5) << "P1" << setw(5) << "P2" << setw(5) 
	<< "CP" << setw(5)<< "CGN" << setw (5)<< "CGL"<<endl;
		cout<<"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------";

	//cout<< setw(12)<<id<<setw(20)<<name<<setw(3)<<midterm<<setw(3)<<f1<<setw(3)<<p1<<setw(3)<<p2<<
	//setw(3)<<letter<<setw(3)<<grade<<endl;
}

ifstream &Report::get()
{
	return in_file;
}

Report::~Report()
{
	in_file.close();
}

int main()
{
	int grade;
	char letter;
	
	Report s1;
	s1.print_heading();
	ifstream &read_file=s1.get();
	s1.read_input();
	
	while (!read_file.eof())
	{
		grade=s1.calc_grade();
		letter=s1.convert_grade(grade);
		s1.display_result (letter, grade);
		s1.read_input();

		cout<<setw(3)<<letter<<setw(3)<<grade<<endl;
	}
return 0;
}

this is the error message:
------ Build started: Project: 3, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Linking...
3.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A000339) "public: void __thiscall Report::print_heading(void)" (?print_heading@Report@@$$FQAEXXZ) referenced in function "int __cdecl main(void)" (?main@@$$HYAHXZ)
3.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall Report::print_heading(void)" (?print_heading@Report@@$$FQAEXXZ) referenced in function "int __cdecl main(void)" (?main@@$$HYAHXZ)
C:\Documents and Settings\Markus\Desktop\Workspacefiles C++\3\Debug\3.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\Markus\Desktop\Workspacefiles C++\3\3\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
3 - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

wrote a second one and have other problems:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

class Report
{
private:
    char id [12];
    char name [20];
    double midterm, final,f1, p1, p2, p3,cp;
    ifstream in_file;

public:
    Report ();
    ~Report ();

    int print_heading();
    void read_input();
    int calc_grade();
	int course_grade();
    char convert_grade(int);
    void display_result();
    ifstream & get();

};


Report::Report()
	{ in_file.open ("C://Documents and Settings//Markus//Desktop//P3_input.DAT");

		if (!in_file)
			{
				cerr<<"Error:File could not be opened"<<endl;
				cerr<<"Program terminating"<<endl;
		     
			 exit(1);
			}
}
void Report::read_input()
{
    in_file.getline(id, 12);
    in_file.getline(name, 20);
    in_file>>midterm>>f1>>p1>>p2>>cp;
    in_file.get();
} 
int Report::calc_grade()
{
int course_grade;
course_grade = (int)((midterm*0.25)+(f1*0.25)+(p1*0.20)+(p2*0.20)+(cp*0.10));
return course_grade;
} 


char Report::convert_grade(int grade)
{
	int course_grade;
	
    if (course_grade>=90&&grade<=100)
        return 'A';
    else if (course_grade>=80&&grade<90)
        return 'B';
    else if (course_grade>=70&&grade<80)
        return 'C';
    else if (course_grade>=60&&grade<70)
        return 'D';
    else if (course_grade>=50&&grade<60)
        return 'E';
    else if (course_grade>=40&&grade<=50)
        return 'F';

} 

void Report::display_result ()
{
	cout << setw(5)<< "Student#" << setw(15) << "Student Name" << setw(5)
		<< "MT" << setw(5) << "FL"
		<< setw(5) << "P1" << setw(5) << "P2" << setw(5) 
	<< "CP" << setw(5)<< "CGN" << setw (5)<< "CGL"<<endl;
    cout<<"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;

       
} 

ifstream&Report::get()
{
    return in_file;
}

Report::~Report()
{
    in_file.close();
}

int main()
{
    int grade;
    char letter;
    Report s1;
    s1.print.heading();
    ifstream&read_file=s1.get();
    s1.read_input();
    while (!read_file.eof());
    {
        grade=s1.calc_grade();
        letter=s1.convert_grade(grade);
        s1.display_result (letter, grade);
        s1.read_input();
	cout<<setw(3)<<letter<<setw(3)<<grade<<endl;
    }
}

error message:
------ Build started: Project: Assignment3, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Compiling...
Report.cpp
..\..\..\Report.cpp(103) : error C2039: 'print' : is not a member of 'Report'
..\..\..\Report.cpp(10) : see declaration of 'Report'
..\..\..\Report.cpp(103) : error C2228: left of '.heading' must have class/struct/union
..\..\..\Report.cpp(110) : error C2660: 'Report::display_result' : function does not take 2 arguments
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\Markus\Desktop\Workspacefiles C++\Assignment3\Assignment3\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
Assignment3 - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Ancient Dragon commented: for using code tags on first post :) +36

>> s1.print.heading();
That should be s1.print_heading();

ok great thx

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

class Report
{
private:
    char id [12];
    char name [20];
    double midterm, final,f1, p1, p2, p3,cp;
    ifstream in_file;

public:
    Report ();
    ~Report ();

    int print_heading();
    void read_input();
    int calc_grade();
    int course_grade();
    char convert_grade(int);
    void display_result();
    ifstream & get();

};


Report::Report()
    { in_file.open ("C://Documents and Settings//Markus//Desktop//P3_input.DAT");

        if (!in_file)
            {
                cerr<<"Error:File could not be opened"<<endl;
                cerr<<"Program terminating"<<endl;

             exit(1);
            }
}
void Report::read_input()
{
    in_file.getline(id, 12);
    in_file.getline(name, 20);
    in_file>>midterm>>f1>>p1>>p2>>cp;
    in_file.get();
}
int Report::calc_grade()
{
int course_grade;
course_grade = (int)((midterm*0.25)+(f1*0.25)+(p1*0.20)+(p2*0.20)+(cp*0.10));
return course_grade;
}


char Report::convert_grade(int grade)
{
    int course_grade;

    if (course_grade>=90&&grade<=100)
        return 'A';
    else if (course_grade>=80&&grade<90)
        return 'B';
    else if (course_grade>=70&&grade<80)
        return 'C';
    else if (course_grade>=60&&grade<70)
        return 'D';
    else if (course_grade>=50&&grade<60)
        return 'E';
    else if (course_grade>=40&&grade<=50)
        return 'F';

}

void Report::display_result ()
{
    cout << setw(5)<< "Student#" << setw(15) << "Student Name" << setw(5)
        << "MT" << setw(5) << "FL"
        << setw(5) << "P1" << setw(5) << "P2" << setw(5)
    << "CP" << setw(5)<< "CGN" << setw (5)<< "CGL"<<endl;
    cout<<"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;


}

ifstream&Report::get()
{
    return in_file;
}

Report::~Report()
{
    in_file.close();
}

int main()
{
    int grade;
    char letter;
    Report s1;
    s1.print_heading();
    ifstream&read_file=s1.get();
    s1.read_input();
    while (!read_file.eof());
    {
        grade=s1.calc_grade();
        letter=s1.convert_grade(grade);
        s1.display_result ();
        s1.read_input();
    cout<<setw(3)<<letter<<setw(3)<<grade<<endl;
    }
}

still getting an error message:
------ Build started: Project: Assignment3, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Compiling...
Report.cpp
..\..\..\Report.cpp(109) : error C2660: 'Report::display_result' : function does not take 2 arguments
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\Markus\Desktop\Workspacefiles C++\Assignment3\Assignment3\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
Assignment3 - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Instead of posting all your errors, why don't you try reading the error, look at the line in your code, then correct the error. The error message for line 109 is very explicit -- look at the parameters passed on that line then look at the function declaration in the class. There is obviously a difference.

i did play around with it believe me i just cannot find the problem i changed stuff around etc. it just does not work. Please understand i am new to this.

I compiled the code you posted and did not get that error. Instead I got a link error stating that you did not code the function called print_heading().

line 59: using an uninitialized variable. You need to just delete that variable and all references to it. Replace course_grade with grade (from the function parameter).

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