error in small code

[qwe010]

hi all

i Found  this code   
i Tried to compiled it   
but he show error 
It needs to be some minor adjustments 

[code]#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
float average(float ary, float count)
{
float tot = 0.0;
        int i;

        for(i = 0; i < count; i++)
                tot += ary;

        return(tot / count);
}
int main()

{

printf("\n\t\t\t****************************
printf("\t\t\t****************************
printf("\t\t\t******** L-G-H Team ********
printf("\t\t\t****************************
printf("\t\t\t****************************
printf("\t\t            the result is %f\n", average(5.5, 3.5));
printf("\t\t\t        you got it :D\n\n");
printf(" press any key to exit...

getch();
return 0;
}[/code]

please

[qwe010]

Youth 

I deleted this code   

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Because the forum do  not accept

[qwe010]

up .......

[qwe010]

up .......

[shivabharat]

The code is running perfectly fine provided you have closed all the printf statements.
Whats is the error you get?

[qwe010]

the error

error.c: In function `average':
error.c:8: error: syntax error before "i"
error.c: In function `main':
error.c:21: error: stray '\' in program
error.c:21: error: syntax error before "n"

[shivabharat]

Hummm very strange which compiler are you using. I tried using Visual Studio 6.0 and no errors.

[qwe010]

i compiled under linux

I[quote] tried using Visual Studio 6.0 and no errors[/quote]

thin what the resault ?

[shivabharat]

This is the output of the program


                        ****************************
                        ****************************
                        ******** L-G-H Team ********
                        ****************************
                        ****************************
                            the result is 6.285714
                                you got it :D

press any key to exit...