Problem with char declaration...

[Mars_Volta]

hi,

there is my problem, i'm new to C and i'm doing a project and I have something I've never seen before plz help...

char firstname[7][15], name[7][15];
( what is a char with [][], I think is 7*15 arrays...)

and now i want to make a struct , max lenght of the arrays must be 20...

so

struct Names {
char firstname[20];
char name[20];
} TEST[7][15];

( is it ok???!!!???)

and those arrays will be stored in a *.dat, what the best way to access them...

Thanks in advance for help, everything will be appreciated...

Mars Volta

[Bull]

answer is yes and no,
try:

struct names { 
char firstname[20]; 
char name[20]; 
} NAMES;

int main()
{
  NAMES TEST[7][15]; 
}

depends try out fgets and fscanf and see which one suits you best

[Mars_Volta]

ok thx a LOT!

[Prelude]

>what is a char with [][], I think is 7*15 arrays...
Correct, this is the notation for a two dimensional array, also refered to as a matrix or table. It declares 7 arrays each 15 characters long.

>is it ok???!!!???
It's okay, but you don't really need the second dimension.

-Prelude