Thread: msvc++ 6 wont allow declaring arrays in main() function

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    Bobish
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    msvc++ 6 wont allow declaring arrays in main() function

    anyone know why that is it works fine in Dev C++

    i can still declare them as globals

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    it should be a simple matter to declare and array.

    int main( )
    {
    char array[ 20 ];

    return 0;
    }

    it wont let you do this??

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    Yeah it should work. I use dev, turbo, and msvc and I can declare arrays in main in all of them. Check your syntax.

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    Post some code so we can see what you're doing wrong.

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    Bobish
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    okay it was because the array was to big apperntly there is a lower limit on array size in msvc++ for global variables. It dosn't really matter though i was just wonderning why that was.

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    You're probably overflowing the stack.

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    bobish
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    i just wonder why it only happens in those specific conditions

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    >i just wonder why it only happens in those specific conditions

    What conditions? Post some code and I'm sure someone will be able to give a definitive answer instead of having to be vague. If it is overflowing the stack (which I suspect it is, because the linker used by Dev C++ sets up a larger default stack), then if you really need a large local array you can use linker settings to make it possible.

    However, I don't think you're making sense with -

    there is a lower limit on array size in msvc++ for global variables
    as there's no lower limit on globally allocated stuff, so again post the code.

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