/* Filename:  area4.cpp

   Author:  Br. David Carlson
            Br. Isidore Minerd

   Date:  January 4, 2000

   Modified:  June 26, 2000; August 19, 2001; July 16, 2009

   This program asks the user to enter the length and width of a
   rectangle.  It then computes and prints the area of the rectangle.

   Tested with:
      Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
      Microsoft Visual C++ .NET
	  Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
      g++ under Linux
*/

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


int main(void)
   {
   float Length, Width, Area;

   cout << "Enter the rectangle's length (as a real): ";
   cin >> Length;

   cout << "Enter the rectangle's width (as a real): ";
   cin >> Width;

   if ((Length > 0) && (Width > 0))
      {
      Area = Length * Width;
      cout << endl << "The area is: " << Area << endl << endl;
      }
   else
      {
      cout << "Cannot compute area.  Length and width must be positive."
         << endl << endl;
      }

   return 0;
   }