I was working on this program a year ago and wanted to check something on it but I have some errors on it and was wanting to know if someone very knowledgeable and take a look at this and offer me and advice to make it run. I get some undefined issues and think I may have accidentally made a change when I shouldnt have...

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <process.h>
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

//DECLARE GLOBAL VARIABLES
int num1 = 0;
int num2 = 0;
int abc_output = 0;

//FUNCTION TO TEST IF NUM2 EQUALS ZERO AND TO RETURN NUM1 AND ANC IF IT DOES
int abc(int num1, int num2)
{
  if (num2 == 0)
    return num1;

  return abc(num2, num1 % num2);
}

//BEGIN RANDOM NUMBER TEST FUNCTION
void randomNumber()
{
	num1 = 0;
	num2 = 0;
		
    srand((unsigned int)time(NULL)); 
    int num1 = rand()% 100;  
	int num2 = rand()% 100;

    cout << "The first random number is " << num1 << "." << endl;
	cout << "The second random number is " << num2 << "." << endl;
}

//CREATE AN UNSIGNED COUNTER AND HANDLE
unsigned counter;
HANDLE hMutex;

unsigned __stdcall SecondThreadFunc(void* pArguments) 
{
	cout << "In second thread..." << endl;
	DWORD checkWaitResult;

	while (counter < 10)

	{
		//REQUEST OWNERSHIP WILL NEED TO BE PERFORMED
		checkWaitResult = WaitForObject(hMutex, 5000L); 

		switch (dwWaitResult)

		{
			// The thread got mutex ownership.
			case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
			__try

			{

				if (counter % 2)

				{
					counter++;
					cout << " Thread #1" ;
					randomNumber();
					cout << "Thread Two Counter is-> %d" << endl << counter;
				}
			}

			__finally

			{
				// Release ownership of the mutex object.
				if (! ReleaseMutex(hMutex))

				{
					//ERROR WILL BE EXPECTED
				}

				break;
			}
			// Cannot get mutex ownership due to time-out.
			case WAIT_TIMEOUT:

			{
				// Got ownership of the abandoned mutex object.
				return false;
			}

			case WAIT_ABANDONED:
			{
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	_endthreadex( 0 );
	return 0;
}

int main()

{
	HANDLE hThread;
	unsigned threadID;
	counter = 0;
	hMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, (LPCWSTR) "MutexToProtectDatabase"); 

	if (hMutex == NULL)
	{
		// Check for error.
	}

	cout << "Creating second thread..." << endl;

	// Create the second thread.
	hThread = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex( NULL, 0, &SecondThreadFunc, NULL, 0, &threadID );
	DWORD dwWaitResult;

	while (counter < 10)
	{
		// Request ownership of mutex.
		dwWaitResult = WaitForSingleObject(hMutex, 5000L); 

		switch (dwWaitResult)
		{
			// The thread got mutex ownership.
			case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
			__try
			{
				if (!(counter % 2))
				{
					cout << " Thread #2" ;
					counter++;
					abc(num1,num2) = abc_output;
					cout << "Primary Thread Counter is-> %d" << endl << counter;
				}
			}

			__finally

			{
				// Release ownership of the mutex object.
				if (! ReleaseMutex(hMutex))
				{
					// Deal with error.
				}

				break;
			}

			// Cannot get mutex ownership due to time-out.
			case WAIT_TIMEOUT:
			{
				// Got ownership of the abandoned mutex object.
				return false;
			}

			case WAIT_ABANDONED:

			{
				return false;
			}
		}
	}

	WaitForSingleObject( hThread, INFINITE );
	cout << "Counter should be 10; it is-> %d" << endl << counter);

	// Destroy the thread object.
	CloseHandle( hThread );
	return 0;
}

What issues are you getting ?

"I am getting some issues" is not really helpful

1>c:\users\bryan\documents\csi 345\program2\program2\program 2.cpp(56): error C2065: 'dwWaitResult' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\users\bryan\documents\csi 345\program2\program2\program 2.cpp(56): error C2050: switch expression not integral
1>c:\users\bryan\documents\csi 345\program2\program2\program 2.cpp(139): error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value

1. Where is dwWaitResult defined ?
2. You can use only integral constants as case expressions in a switch statement. Where is stuff like WAIT_ABANDONED defined ?
3. On line 137 you have func(a,b,c) = x .... Is this what you want ?

line 56 is a simple typo. You declared and set a variable named checkWaitResult a few lines before but then use dwWaitResult. You just need have the same name in both uses.

line 139 is reversed. When you use = sign, it stores whatever is on the right into the variable on the left. You have the statement reversed, your abc_output should be on the left and the function call on the right.

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