Here's the snippet:
while (blah does blah)
{
editIn.FileLine = 1;
if (editIn.FileLine = 1)
{
cout << "in editIn.FileLine = 1" << editIn.FileLine << endl;
cout << editIn.Buffer << endl;
editIn.FileLine++;
}
}


Assume all variables are declared correctly (because they are, this loop works elsewhere with the variable names changed).

If blah does blah should (and does) repeat 10-15 times, depending on what the user has previously entered, this loop should enter the if statement once, then the value of editIn.FileLine should be set to 2, and the while should execute how ever many times, but the if statement should be skipped over, because theoretically it returns false.

My problem lies in that this code enters the if statement, exits, but the variable (editIn.FileLine) is never ++'d. No matter where I put the ++ statement.

The values are declared in the correct areas, and I don't have the editIn.FileLine = 1; in the while (blah does blah) {}, but before it.

Any suggestions? Could be something simple I'm just missing... but.........

First, you should validate that FileLine is an integer, and it does hold the value of one. Secondly, I assume you are trying to determine if it does equal one. This statement:

Is using an assignment operator, where you should be using the equality operator, unless you have overloaded the assignment operator somewhere that is not provided.

Wow. I can't believe I missed that ==. I was even staring at a tutorial on IF statements when I posted the question.

struct makeStruct // Declare makeStruct struct type
{
// Declare member types
int FileLine;
int LastPosition;
int fieldCounter;
int Counter;
int lineCounter;
};


That is the only instance of FileLine being declared. The struct being used in the function I'm having problems with is only used in that function.

Thanks for the help, you saved me many more hours of hair pulling.