just an observation from a virtually complete beginner, we did a bit of c++ in school, and while we didnt use the 'Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days', i borrowed a copy from a friend later and found there were errors inthe code (note it may have been the teach yourself C++ in 24 hours guide..it was a while ago).
and found there were errors in the code, which as someone trying to learn it as a FIRST programming language really wasn't good @ all.

one quick question

can someone explain with the <iostream.h>
when i learned it we were taught as just <iostream> (without .h)
what's its purpose? (.h)