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can any1 help me with this error

[C++ Error] project2.cpp(258): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'char'


cheers

[C_Coder]

[C++ Error] project2.cpp(258): E2034 Cannot convert 'char *' to 'char'

Looks like it should be in the c++ board for a start.
Cannot convert a pointer to char to char.
Show us the line with the error.

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test=records[i].surname ;

where test is declared as a char

and records is the array

and i am doin C not C++

thnx

[quzah]

test=records[i].surname ;

where test is declared as a char

and records is the array

and i am doin C not C++

thnx

Then don't use a ".CPP" file. Use a ".c" file. Post what 'test' is and what the structure looks like.

Quzah.

[Shiro]

>test=records[i].surname ;

If test is of type char and surname of type char *, then the error will occur.

To make things sure, show us the type of variable records.

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struct student
{
char surname[40];
int mark1;
int late1;
int mark2;
int late2;
int mark3;
int late3;
char grade[1];
};
struct student records[MAX];


there is the structure of the array

and test is declared as

char test[20];

thnx

[Shiro]

So surname is of type char and 40 chars long and test is of type char and 20 chars long. That's not correct to assign them to eachother.

You could solve this by using strncpy.

#include <string.h>
char *strncpy(char * restrict s1, const char * restrict s2, size_t n);

In your case you could do:

strncpy (test, records[i].surname, 20);

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cheers mate