[newbie] Input list/array of strings then sort?

[daniel_c]

Hey,

C newbie here. I have an assignment to input a list of names then sort them alphabetically. I'm alright with the sorting I think. But only once I figure out how to save the list of strings.

So do I need an array?

I tried delaring

char name[n][10]; //n being the amount of names required, as input by the user, 10 being the max characters in a name. this look right?

but it said: error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'

I was hoping to have a for loop of printf and scanf to get all the names.

Any tips on this? Thanks!

[evariste]

Post your code.

[tabstop]

char name[n][10] is fine IF (1) you already know what n is and (2) you don't have your compiler stuck in "old" mode so that it will allow you to use variably-subscripted arrays. If one or the other of those is false, then you're in trouble.