Code Help

I have the below code which in theory works aside form the fact it complains about my converting the string variable to a char variable, which I only did cause it bitched even worse about just run the string variable through the "if" loop. Please somebody help me.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;
#ifdef _WIN32
    const char CLRSCR[] = {"cls"};
    const char PAUSE[] = {"pause"};
#else
    const char CLRSCR[] = {"clear"};
    const char PAUSE[] = {"sleep(20)"};
#endif

int main(void)
{

    string name;
   
    cout << "Welcome\n" << endl;
    cout << "This program will allow you to enter any size paragraph and will return the number of characters in that paragraph.\n You will enter a paragraph and when finished, press enter.\n" << endl;
    system(PAUSE);
    system(CLRSCR);
   
                string name; //string will hold the input from the user
                cout << "Enter your name and press enter when done: " << endl;
                cout << "\n";
                cin.get(name);
                cout << endl;
     
     
    char next;
    int characters = 0;
    int digits = 0;
    int upper = 0;
    int lower = 0;
    int space = 0;
    int eospm = 0;
    int others = 0;
    name=next;


          //calculate total numbers of characters including space   
          if(isalnum(next))
            characters++;
         
          //calculate total numbers of digits 
          if(isdigit(next))
            ++digits;
         
          //calculate total numbers of uppercase 
          if(isupper(next))
          ++upper;
         
          //calculate total numbers of lowercase 
          if(islower(next))
          ++lower;
         
          //calculate total numbers of space 
          if(isspace(next))
          ++space;
         
          //calculate total numbers of punctuation 
          if(ispunct(next)){
              ++others;
              switch(next){
                  case '?':
                  case '.':
                  case '!':
                      ++eospm;
                      break;
                  default:
                      break;
              }
          }

    // Print out what is counted.
    cout << "Total Number of Characters: " << space+digits+upper+lower+others << endl;
    cout << "" << endl;
    cout << "Total Number of Uppercase: " << upper << endl;
    cout << "Total Number of Lowercase: " << lower << endl;
    cout << "Total Number of Digits: " << digits << endl;
    cout << "Total Number of Space: " << space << endl;
    cout << "Total Number of End-of-Sentence Punctuation Marks: " << eospm << endl;
    cout << "Total Number of Other Characters: " << others << endl;     
    cout << "" << endl;

     
      system(PAUSE);
     
    return 0;
}

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U want halp.

But wut u nedz, iz supar powrez.