Local Function Definitions are illegal

CassandraB (14)
Making a program to find the winner of a talent contest. In this contest the highest and lowest score are dropped then divided by 3 (the remaining scores) to find the winner. I have an error stating Error 2601: 'calcAvgScore': local function definitions are illegal, I have another stating IntelliSense expected a ';'. I have noted in comments in my code where these are happening. I am thinking it is a bracket missing for the local function but have no idea where it needs to be. With the ; issue, if I put one where stated it produces a lot more errors. 

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     // Cassandra Hamric
  // Sinclair's Got Talent
// This program is not finished
//This program will find the winner of a talent contest by dropping contestants highest and lowest score and dividing by the leftover scores (3).
// In the event of a tie, winner will be first performer. 

#include <iostream>
	#include <iomanip>
	#include <string>
	using namespace std;



// Function Prototypes

	double ValidScore (double); // Ensures Scores are not lower than 1 or greater than 10. 
	double findLowest(double, double, double, double, double);
	double findHighest(double, double, double, double, double);
	double calcAvgScore(double, double, double, double, double);

	int main()
	{
	// variables for user input
	bool isValid;
	double score1, score2, score3, score4, score5, score;
	int highest, lowest; 
	double winnerAverage;
	string name, winnerName;
	
//Get Contestants names, when Done is entered loop quits
	
	do 
	{

	cout <<"Enter the name of the star, enter Done when there are no more stars.";
	cin >> name;
	cout << endl;
	
	if (name != "Done")

	{
		cout <<"Enter Judge 1's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score1 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 2's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score2 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 3's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score3 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 4's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score4 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 5's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score5 = ValidScore (score);
		}

	double average = calcAvgScore (score1, score2,score3,score4,score5);
    if (average > winnerAverage)
           {
            winnerAverage = average;
            winnerName = name;
    }

	} while (name != "Done");

	// Calculating Averages (drops highest and lowest achieved score, then divides by remaining scores (3))

	double calcAvgScore(double score1, double score2, double score3, double score4, double score5)   // HERE IS WHERE A ; IS EXPECTED and LOCAL FUNCTION DEFINITIONS ARE ILLEGAL
	{
		double highest = findHighest(score1, score2, score3, score4, score5);
		double lowest = findLowest(score1, score2, score3, score4, score5);
		double total = (score1 + score2 + score3 + score4 + score5 - highest - lowest);
		double average = (total) / 3;
		return average;
	}
	// Declaring Winner
	cout << " ... and the winner is " <<winnerName <<" with a score of " <<winnerAverage <<endl;

	system ("pause");
		return 0;
	
	}
	
// Validate Score is not less than 1 or greater than 10

	double ValidScore (int score)
	{
			while ( score < 1 || score > 10)
			{
				cout <<" Please enter a score between 1-10: ";
				cin >> score;
			}
			return score;
	}
	
	// define function to find lowest score for each contestant
	double findLowest(double score1, double score2, double score3, double score4, double score5)
	{
		double lowest = score1;
		if (score2 < lowest)
			lowest = score2;
		if (score3 < lowest)
			lowest = score3;
		if (score4 < lowest)
			lowest = score4;
		if (score5 < lowest)
			lowest = score5;

		return lowest;
	}

	// define function to find highest score for each contestant
	double findHighest(double score1, double score2, double score3, double score4, double score5)
	{
		double highest = score1;
		if (score2 > highest)
			highest = score2;
		if (score3 > highest)
			highest = score3;
		if (score4 > highest)
			highest = score4;
		if (score5 > highest)
			highest = score5;

		return highest;
	}
Moschops (7244)
You're creating functions inside other functions. You're not allowed to do that.

calcAvgScore is inside the function main. Move it out of the function main.
CassandraB (14)
When I move that out of the function main, I get this whole next set of errors. I am so ready to be done with this class!!! AHHHHHH

Warning 4 warning C4700: uninitialized local variable 'winnerAverage' Warning 3 warning C4101: 'lowest' : unreferenced local variable
Warning 2 warning C4101: 'isValid' : unreferenced local variable
Warning 1 warning C4101: 'highest' : unreferenced local variable
Error 5 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "double __cdecl ValidScore(double)" (?ValidScore@@YANN@Z) referenced in function _main

Error 6 error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals 

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#include <iostream>
	#include <iomanip>
	#include <string>
	using namespace std;



// Function Prototypes

	double ValidScore (double); // Ensures Scores are not lower than 1 or greater than 10. 
	double findLowest(double, double, double, double, double);
	double findHighest(double, double, double, double, double);
	double calcAvgScore(double, double, double, double, double);

	int main()
	{
	// variables for user input
	bool isValid;
	double score1, score2, score3, score4, score5, score;
	int highest, lowest; 
	double winnerAverage;
	string name, winnerName;
	
//Get Contestants names, when Done is entered loop quits
	
	do 
	{

	cout <<"Enter the name of the star, enter Done when there are no more stars.";
	cin >> name;
	cout << endl;
	
	if (name != "Done")

	{
		cout <<"Enter Judge 1's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score1 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 2's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score2 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 3's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score3 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 4's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score4 = ValidScore (score);

		cout <<"Enter Judge 5's Score: ";
		cin >> score;
		score5 = ValidScore (score);
		}

	double average = calcAvgScore (score1, score2,score3,score4,score5);
    if (average > winnerAverage)
           {
            winnerAverage = average;
            winnerName = name;
    }

	} while (name != "Done");

	// Declaring Winner
	cout << " ... and the winner is " <<winnerName <<" with a score of " <<winnerAverage <<endl;

	system ("pause");
		return 0;
	
	}

	// Calculating Averages (drops highest and lowest achieved score, then divides by remaining scores (3))

	double calcAvgScore(double score1, double score2, double score3, double score4, double score5)   // HERE IS WHERE A ; IS EXPECTED and LOCAL FUNCTION DEFINITIONS ARE ILLEGAL
	{
		double highest = findHighest(score1, score2, score3, score4, score5);
		double lowest = findLowest(score1, score2, score3, score4, score5);
		double total = (score1 + score2 + score3 + score4 + score5 - highest - lowest);
		double average = (total) / 3;
		return average;
	}
	
// Validate Score is not less than 1 or greater than 10

	double ValidScore (int score)
	{
			while ( score < 1 || score > 10)
			{
				cout <<" Please enter a score between 1-10: ";
				cin >> score;
			}
			return score;
	}
	
	// define function to find lowest score for each contestant
	double findLowest(double score1, double score2, double score3, double score4, double score5)
	{
		double lowest = score1;
		if (score2 < lowest)
			lowest = score2;
		if (score3 < lowest)
			lowest = score3;
		if (score4 < lowest)
			lowest = score4;
		if (score5 < lowest)
			lowest = score5;

		return lowest;
	}

	// define function to find highest score for each contestant
	double findHighest(double score1, double score2, double score3, double score4, double score5)
	{
		double highest = score1;
		if (score2 > highest)
			highest = score2;
		if (score3 > highest)
			highest = score3;
		if (score4 > highest)
			highest = score4;
		if (score5 > highest)
			highest = score5;

		return highest;
	}
keskiverto (10402)
They are not new errors. Your code had them all along. The compilation just did not reach them due to the local function definition error.

A warning is not an error that prevents compilation, but it alerts you about suspicious code.

This program should give similar warnings:
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#include <iostream>

int main() {
  double foo; // unused variable
  int bar;
  if ( bar < 42 ) { // using uninitialized variable
    std::cout << "Hello";
  }
  return 0;
}


The linker error is same as in this:
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void foo( double );

int main() {
  foo( 3.14 );
  return 0;
}

// note, this foo() is not used in this program
void foo( int x ) {
}

// error, where is void foo( double ) { /*code*/ }
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