'++' needs l-value

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        char inputTextArray[5000];
        char currentCharacter;                //current character input from the file

        while((currentCharacter = getc(fp1)) != EOF)
        {
                *inputTextArray = currentCharacter;
                inputTextArray++; // ERROR HERE
        }

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I get the error:

Code:

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Error        5        error C2105: '++' needs l-value

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I tried:

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*inputTextArray++;

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but I am still getting the same error.

What do i need to do to correct this error?

You cannot use ++ on an array. You must use it on an element, a char.
Either you do inputTextArray[n]++ or (*inputTextArray)++.

You will want to copy the pointer to inputTextArray before you increment it. Otherwise you are goiing to mangle your only string pointer. Something like:

Code:

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        char inputTextArray[5000];
        char currentCharacter;                //current character input from the file
        char *chPtr = inputTextArray;
        while((currentCharacter = getc(fp1)) != EOF)
        {
                *chPtr = currentCharacter;
                chPtr++; // ERROR HERE
        }

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Oh and, to advance to a new position using ++ can only be done via pointers, as mike_g shows you.