else without if error.....need help

[aszush]

//Title:        Programming Assignment 1
//Version:
//Copyright:    Copyright (c) 1999
//Author:       Andrew 
//Company:      
//Description:  Computes employee's weekly gross and net pay.
package prog1;
 
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
public class GrossNetPay {
        public static void main (String args[]) {
        //declare variables
        //The numbers we obtain from the user
        int status;
        //The number of hours worked
        double hours;
        //Employee's rate of pay
        double rate;
        //Stores the result of the input dialog box
        String inputString;
        //Gross pay of employee
        double grossPay;
        //Employee tax deduction
        double taxes;
        //Employee pay after deductions
        double net;
        //Full time employee's base pay for 40 hours
        double basePay;
        //Full time employee's pay for overtime hours
        double overtimePay;
 
    //get number of hours worked
    inputString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ("Number of Hours Worked: ");
    hours = Double.parseDouble(inputString);
    System.out.println ("Hours worked: " + hours);
 
    //get employee rate of pay
    inputString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ("Employee's Rate of Pay: $");
    rate = Double.parseDouble(inputString);
    System.out.println ("Rate of Pay: $" + rate);
 
    //determine employee's status
    inputString = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ("Employee Status is: ( 1-Full Time, 2-Part Time )");
    status = Integer.parseInt(inputString);
 
  {
    if (status == 1) { //compute gross and net pay for full time employee
          System.out.println ("Employment status is full-time.");
   }
          //initialize gross pay
          grossPay = 0;
 
 
       if (hours <= 40)
 
        {    grossPay = hours * rate;
            taxes = grossPay * .254;
            net = grossPay-taxes-100;
 
          System.out.println ("The weekly gross pay is $" + grossPay);
          System.out.println ("The weekly net pay is $" + net);
         }
          //initialize basePay
          basePay = 0;
 
       else
         {
            basePay = 40 * rate;
            overtimePay = (hours - 40) * 1.5 * rate;
            grossPay = basePay + overtimePay;
            taxes = grossPay * .254;
            net = grossPay-taxes-100;
 
          System.out.println (" The weekly gross pay is $" + grossPay);
          System.out.println (" The weekly net pay is $" + net);
       end if}
 
    if (status == 2)  //compute gross and net pay for part time employee
          System.out.println ("Employment status is part-time.");
 
          //initialize gross pay
          grossPay = 0;
 
            grossPay = hours * rate;
            taxes = grossPay * .254;
            net = grossPay-taxes-100;
 
          System.out.println ("The weekly gross pay is $" + grossPay);
          System.out.println ("The weekly net pay is $" + net);
 
 
 
}}}
 

*****Ok I am a entry level programming student and need help on this before I have to turn in for a grade. The purpose of the program is to computer and display gross and net profit while taking into tax being withheld and also a 100 dollar fee for full time employees.

My problem is it keeps giving me a "else with if" error on line 68 ( the line that actually has the "else" on it)

not sure why this is happening and need some help before the assignment deadline..

if you need any other info to answer this question please write back and any help in completing this would be greatly appreciated.

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[BigDaddyLH]

Here is your problem:

if (hours <= 40) {    
   ...
}
basePay = 0;
else {
   ...
}

You can't have that assignment where it is. No code must come between the "}" and the "else".