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785 PointsCopied the code given to the workspace and received a FormatException error.
using System;
namespace Treehouse.FitnessFrog
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
int runningTotal = 0;
bool keepGoing = true;
while(keepGoing)
{
// Prompt user for minutes exercised
Console.Write("Enter how many minutes you exercised or type \"quit\" to exit: ");
string entry = Console.ReadLine();
if(entry == "quit")
{
keepGoing = false;
}
else
{
// Add minutes exercised to total
int minutes = int.Parse(entry);
if (minutes <= 0)
{
Console.WriteLine(minutes + " is not an acceptable value.");
continue;
}
else if(minutes <= 10)
{
Console.WriteLine("Better than nothing, am I right?");
}
else if(minutes <= 30)
{
Console.WriteLine("Way to go hot stuff!");
}
else if(minutes <= 60)
{
Console.WriteLine("You must be a ninja warrior in training!");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Okay, now you're just showing off!");
}
runningTotal = runningTotal + minutes;
// Display total minutes exercised to the screen
Console.WriteLine("You've entered " + runningTotal + " minutes.");
}
// Repeat until user quits
}
Console.WriteLine("Goodbye");
}
}
}
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsI tried pasting the code above directly into the workspace and it compiled and ran without errors.
Try again?
Also, what command to you use to compile the code?
Matthew Clark
785 PointsMatthew Clark
785 PointsI used the mcs Program.cs && mono Program.exe
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsSteven Parker
231,236 PointsThat seems fine also. To allow for a more detailed analysis, make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here.