hey, stupid question but...

[Matt Krass]

Originally Posted by brainonska

i could be wrong...

but you declared the integer variable "max" in the function.

try putting "int max;" in your first line of code along with all your other variable declarations and then in the function... "max = ..."

All that would do is make it global, and the error would be different for that. I'm with Mike and the gang, I say it's an error in a previous line, or it doesn't like using int in the function name.

[brainonska]

Originally Posted by Matt Krass

All that would do is make it global, and the error would be different for that. I'm with Mike and the gang, I say it's an error in a previous line, or it doesn't like using int in the function name.

thats true if the variable is only used in a function-level scope
but ive made the mistake of using function-level variable outside the function.

Its probably not the problem, but its worth a try.

[TheOtherGuy]

it probably isn't prototyping since it is a syntax error. My guess is that it sometimes tells you there's an error a line or two after the actual error. It may be a problem with the int intmax(int x, int y) line. try changing a couple things to see if that's the problem.

[Phantomechanics]

Hey you who had the problem, are you still with us?
Why do you even have 'max'? Couldnt you just use this?

int intMax(int x, int y)
{                                //here is where I get the syntax error
    if(y > x)
        x = y;
    
    return x;
}