c++ - Illegal else without matching if -

i'm getting error message says illegal else without matching if. think wrong else statement, don't see where. have unneeded bracket? it's on line 78 column 2. thank you

#include "stdafx.h" #include <iostream> #include <iomanip> #include <string> using namespace std;   int main() {  string service_code,            //hold service code         account_number;          //hold account number double final_amount = 0,        // hold final amount        final_damount,           //hold amount day minutes        minutes = 0,             //hold amount minutes        day_minutes = 0,         // hold amount fay minutes        night_minutes = 0,      //hold amount night minutes        final_namount = 0;        //hold amount night minutes   cout << "please enter account number: ";  cin >> account_number;      //entering account number                        cout << "please enter service code (r or r regular service , p or p premium service): ";  cin >> service_code;        //enteringthe service code cout << "please enter amount of minutes used: "; cin >> minutes;             //entering minutes used if(service_code == "r" || "r") {  if(minutes <= 50)      final_amount = 10;     cout << "your final amount $: " << final_amount << endl;         //displaying final amount when minutes less or equal 50 }     {     if(minutes > 50)      final_amount = (minutes - 50) * 0.20 + 10;     cout << "your final amount is: $ " << final_amount << endl;         //displaying final amount when minutes greater 50 }     {      else if(service_code == "p" || "p")          cout << "please enter amount of minutes used during day: " << day_minutes << endl;              //entering minutes used during day         cout << "please enter amount of minutes used during night: " << night_minutes << endl;          //entering minutes used during night     }         { if(day_minutes <=75)      final_damount = 0;     final_amount = final_damount + final_namount + 20;              //calculating final amount minutes used during day         }         {  if(day_minutes > 75)     final_damount = day_minutes * 0.10;     final_amount = final_damount + final_namount + 20;              //calcuating final amount minutes used during day }     { if(night_minutes <= 100)      final_namount = 0;     final_amount = final_damount + final_namount + 20;              //calcuating final amount minutes used during night     } { if(night_minutes > 100)      final_namount = night_minutes * 0.05;     final_amount = final_damount + final_namount + 20;              //calcuating final amount minutes used during night     cout << "your final amount is: $ " << final_amount << endl;     //displaying final amount } { else      cout << "error, program not accept negative numbers.\n";      //displaying error message     cout << "account number: " << account_number << endl;           //displaying account number     cout << "service code: " << service_code << endl;               //displaying service code     cout << "service code: " << minutes << endl;                    //displaying minutes } return 0;  } 

most of if statements missing opening curly-braces. means wrong code being executed program because first statement after each if statement executed if conditional expression true , rest of code executed.

...this same issue apple's infamous goto error bug: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/24/anatomy-of-a-goto-fail-apples-ssl-bug-explained-plus-an-unofficial-patch/

c not python, indentation not respected compiler , not mean code belongs keyword or block.

i suggest reading on c's syntax, , it's (generally) idea use curly-braces statement blocks (if, for, do, while, etc) avoid nasties these. internally, team @ microsoft, runs program called stylecop won't let check-in code our central repository if contains brace-less statements.