'++' needs l-value

[drater]

	char inputTextArray[5000];
	char currentCharacter;		//current character input from the file

	while((currentCharacter = getc(fp1)) != EOF)
	{
		*inputTextArray = currentCharacter;
		inputTextArray++; // ERROR HERE
	}

I get the error:

Error	5	error C2105: '++' needs l-value

I tried:

*inputTextArray++;

but I am still getting the same error.

What do i need to do to correct this error?

[Elysia]

You cannot use ++ on an array. You must use it on an element, a char.
Either you do inputTextArray[n]++ or (*inputTextArray)++.

[mike_g]

You will want to copy the pointer to inputTextArray before you increment it. Otherwise you are goiing to mangle your only string pointer. Something like:

	char inputTextArray[5000];
	char currentCharacter;		//current character input from the file
        char *chPtr = inputTextArray;
	while((currentCharacter = getc(fp1)) != EOF)
	{
		*chPtr = currentCharacter;
		chPtr++; // ERROR HERE
	}

[Elysia]

Oh and, to advance to a new position using ++ can only be done via pointers, as mike_g shows you.