17 C:\Dev-cpp\main2.cpp ISO C++ forbids declaration of `istream' with no type
17 C:\Dev-cpp\main2.cpp `istream' is neither function nor member function; cannot be declared friend
and so on....I think it's not letting me accept these operators, I'll see what I can do about making the code work but i'm going to have to start it from scratch so I can understand what's going on, but i really need sleep

, I'll post my solution sometime tomorrow, thanks Red