> But after fixing that, I got some new error! :(
Try this:
/*
somefun.cpp
Ian M Wilks
*/
#include 
void main()
{
        char yesOrNo;
        int year = 1997;
        int birth_year;
        int ageThisYear;
        cout << "\nThis program illustrates the use of variables.\n";
        cout << "Please enter your year of birth: ";
        cin >> birth_year;
        cout << "Is the year still " << year << ". (Y/N): ";
        cin >> yesOrNo;
        if ((yesOrNo == 'N') || (yesOrNo == 'n'))
        {
                cout << "Please enter current year (1997): ";
                cin >> year;
        }
        ageThisYear = year - birth_year;
        cout << "You are " << ageThisYear << " this year.\n";
        cout << "You are obviously ";
        if (ageThisYear < 13)
                cout << "a young person.";
        else
        if ((ageThisYear >= 13) && (ageThisYear < 20))
                cout << "a teenager.";
        else
        if ((ageThisYear >= 20) && (ageThisYear < 40))
                cout << "a person waiting for life to begin!!";
        else
//        if ((ageThisYear == 40)
//        else
        if ((ageThisYear > 40) && (ageThisYear < 60))
                cout << "a person who wonders if work is worth it!!";
        else
                cout << "a person in the prime of life.";
}
I've fixed som strange characters (probably because of you using wrong 
character sets or some characters are converted wrong on the way to this 
bbs). The source code above compile and run fine on my Linux system.
 bgk
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