'MytdVersion' was not declared in this scope

[gharryh]

The sketch below keeps reporting the above mentioned error.

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Streaming.h>  /* http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/ */
#include "String.h"
//#include "myUtils.h"

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); // opens serial port, sets data rate to 115200 bps
  Serial << "Today's date " << (__DATE__) << endl;
  Serial.println(MytdVersion(__DATE__));
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
}

void MytdVersion(*char str1)  {
  int num; // general purpose integer
  char doy;
  String tdVersion = str1;
  tdVersion.remove(0, 9);
//  Serial.println(tdVersion);
  num = 81;//DayOfYear(__DATE__);
  itoa(num, doy, 4);
//  Serial.println(num);
//  Serial.println(doy);
  if (num < 100) {
//    Serial.println("<100");

    tdVersion += "-";
    tdVersion += doy;
  } else {
    tdVersion += doy;
    }
  Serial.println(tdVersion);
  return tdVersion;
}

Did I mis sommething or ?? Thanx for anny suggestions / help
Harry

[wildbill]

Your function is declared void but tries to return something.

[gharryh]

wildbill:
Your function is declared void but tries to return something.

OK stupid question, I get a stupid answer.
But even when changing the function to a int I get the same error.
changed function:

int MytdVersion(*char str1)  {
  int num; // general purpose integer
  char doy;
  String tdVersion = str1;
  tdVersion.remove(0, 9);

  num = 81;//DayOfYear(__DATE__);
  itoa(num, doy, 4);
  if (num < 100) {
    tdVersion += "-";
    tdVersion += doy;
  } else {
    tdVersion += doy;
    }
  Serial.println(tdVersion);
  return num;
}

so again the question, whats wrong???

[sherzaad]

gharryh:

int MytdVersion(*char str1)

should that not be this instead?

int MytdVersion(char *str1) //asterisk moved

hope that helps....

[johnwasser]

The compiler gives me a bunch of warning and error messages (in the red text below the sketch). Some of those are preventing the function from being successfully defined.

[anon73444976]

your never to old to learn something

sp. "You're".

Learn to post the error messages
All of them

OK stupid question, I get a stupid answer

Stupid question, entirely sensible answer.

You're welcome