Will you help me interpret this C++ compiler error?

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I'm trying to compile a simple C++ program I downloaded from a website. The compiler is giving me an error but I'm not sure what it means or how to fix it. The compiler output is as follows:

Process started >>>
In file included from C:\ECHOSIDE\prog\Calc\calc.cpp:1:0:
C:\ECHOSIDE\prog\Calc\/global.h:1:44: fatal error: iostream.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
<<< Process finished.
cmd /c "C:\ECHOSIDE\prog\Calc\a.exe"
Process started >>>
'C:\ECHOSIDE\prog\Calc\a.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
<<< Process finished.
================ READY ================

I am using Notepad++ NppExec with the MinGW compiler. The .cpp source code is:

#include "global.h" //header files, function prototypes, & classes

void setcolor(unsigned short color)
{
HANDLE hCon = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hCon,color);
}

int main()
{
C.I = 1;
setcolor(C.I); // changes the color
printf("color: %d\n", C.I); // prints the color ID

cout << " ______ _______ _ ______\n";
cout << "| ____| | ___ | | | | ____|\n";
cout << "| | | | | | | | | |\n";
cout << "| |____ | --- | | |____ | |____ _\n";
cout << "|______| |__| |__| |______| |______| |_|\n";
C.exit = 1;
while(C.exit == 1) //Decides whether to exit program or reloop
{
cout << " Welcome to Silentsharp's C++ Calc" <<endl;

MENU();




switch (C.menu) //A switch statement that chooses the math option
{
case 0:
EXIT();
break;
case 1:
cout << "Enter two numbers to add:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num1;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num2;
C.equal = C.num1+C.num2;
cout << "answer = " << C.equal<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 2:
cout << "Enter two numbers to subtract:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num1;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num2;
C.equal = C.num1-C.num2;
cout << "answer = " << C.equal<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 3:
cout << "Enter two numbers to multiply:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num1;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num2;
C.equal = C.num1*C.num2;
cout << "answer = " << C.equal<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 4:
cout << "Enter two numbers to divide:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num1;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num2;
C.equal = C.num1/C.num2;
cout << "answer = " << C.equal<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 5:
cout << "Enter a number to find its absolute value:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num1;
C.equal = abs(C.num1);
cout << "answer = " << C.equal<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 6:
cout << "Enter a number to find its square root:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num3;
C.equal1 = sqrt(C.num3);
cout << "answer = " << C.equal1<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 7:
cout << "Enter two numbers (ex. 25 of 75 = 33.33%)" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.per1;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.per2;
C.equal2 = (C.per1 / C.per2) * 100;
cout << "answer = " << C.equal2 << "%"<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 8:
cout << "Enter a number to find its cos:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num3;
C.equal1 = cos(C.num3);
cout << "answer = " << C.equal1<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 9:
cout << "Enter a number to find its square root:" << endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num3;
C.equal1 = sin(C.num3);
cout << "answer = " << C.equal1<<endl;
system("pause");
RorQ();
break;
case 10:
cout << "Enter a polygon number upto eight" <<endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.num1;
if(C.num1 == 1)
cout << "Does not exist" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 2)
cout << "Does not exist" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 3)
cout << "TRIANGLE" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 4)
cout << "SQUARE" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 5)
cout << "PENTAGON" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 6)
cout << "HEXAGON" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 7)
cout << "Does not exist" <<endl;
else if(C.num1 == 8)
cout << "OCTAGON" <<endl;
else
cout << "I'm sorry but thats more than eight\n";
system("pause");
break;
case 11:
cout << "___________________ABOUT CALC________________" << endl;
cout << "CALC was created by SilentSharp Copyright 2001" <<endl;
cout << " C++ VERSION 1.0" << endl;
cout << " cward@hockEdeals.com.com" << endl;
cout << "______________________________________________" <<endl;
system("pause");
break;
default:
cout << "Sorry thats a incorrect choice!" <<endl;
RorQ();
break;
}
clrscr();
}
return 0;
}

void MENU() //Gives user the choice of what math option to make
{
cout << "\tMENU\n";
cout << "\"0\" EXIT"<<endl; //Exits program
cout << "\"1\" add" <<endl; //Adds two numbers
cout << "\"2\" subtract"<<endl; //Subtracts two numbers
cout << "\"3\" multiply"<<endl; //Multiplys two numbers
cout << "\"4\" divide"<<endl; //Divides two numbers
cout << "\"5\" absolute value" <<endl; //Finds the absolute value of a number
cout << "\"6\" square root" <<endl; //Finds the square root of a number
cout << "\"7\" percent of" <<endl; //Finds the percent of a number out of a number
cout << "\"8\" cos" <<endl; //Finds the cos of a number
cout << "\"9\" sin" <<endl; //Finds the sin of a number
cout << "\"10\" polygons" <<endl; //Tells user what the polygon is by the number of sides
cout << "\"11\" ABOUT" <<endl; //About the program
cout << ">";
cin >> C.menu;
clrscr();
}

void RorQ() //Gives user the option to restart or quit
{
C.exitRorQ = 1;
while(C.exitRorQ == 1)
{
clrscr();
cout << "(r) restart or (q) quit" <<endl;
cout << ">";
cin >> C.rq[1];

if (C.rq[1] == 'r')
C.exitRorQ = 0;
else if (C.rq[1] == 'q')
{
C.exitRorQ = 0;
EXIT();
}
else
cout << "Thats not a choice... Please rechoose" << endl;
}
}

void EXIT() //Sets variable C.exit to exit loop
{
C.exit = 0;
}

void clrscr() //Clears the screen
{
COORD coordScreen = { 0, 0 };
DWORD cCharsWritten;
CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
DWORD dwConSize;
HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
dwConSize = csbi.dwSize.X * csbi.dwSize.Y;
FillConsoleOutputCharacter(hConsole, TEXT(' '), dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
FillConsoleOutputAttribute(hConsole, csbi.wAttributes, dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, coordScreen);
}

I'm new to C++, so thank you for any help you can provide.

 

[Ijack]

It looks as if your mingw environment is not set up correctly, so it is unable to find the standard header files. I am not familiar with mingw so I don't know the details of configuring it properly; you should probably read the installation intructions and check that you did everything correctly.

TBH, it is much easier on Windows to use Visual Studio Express rather than messing about with third-party compilers and IDEs.

 

[ECHOSIDE]

Thank you for your response Ijack. I'm finding what you said to be true. I've spent more time trying to get all these third party components configured than I have learning the language. As a beginner, I'm going to try Visual Studio Express instead.

 

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