Error while ' char far'

Dear All,
I am getting in following code..

Code:

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char far *farther,*farthest;
printf("%d..%d",sizeof(farther),sizeof(farthest));

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error i am getting is :-
nonstandard extension used : 'far' is an obsolete keyword
i am using VC++ compiler.

Thanks in advance for help.
Shwetha

Don't use the far keyword. You shouldn't need it, except in some really obscure situations. If you're not really sure you need it, you probably don't. If you do, you'll have to use a different compiler.

I stumbled on this faq in case you were interested.