Thread: Scanning for a variable that will be the size of an array.

Code:

int rows, cols;
scanf("%d %d\n", &rows, &cols);
char drawing[rows][cols];

I am getting a mixed declaration with code error. How can I do this? (I have to compile this program with specific settings so compiling it differently is not an option.)

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

If "no compiling it differently" means "must be C89" you are so screwed. In that case, you will have to use malloc and co to get a chunk of memory and manage it yourself (buzzword: DYNAMIC).