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    erros

    i keep getting an error in this prog..

    #include <stdio.h>

    #define xlordt '*'

    struct char xlordt[7]={
    {x,l,o,r,d,t},
    };

    int main()
    {

    int x;

    for (x=0; x<1; x++)
    putc( xlordt[x], stdout);

    return 0;
    }


    the error that i keep getting is..
    dd.c:5: parse error before `char'
    dd.c: In function `main':
    dd.c:15: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer

    can anyone tell me what this means... (running under linux)

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    Comments:

    1. struct char is not valid
    2. you use xlordt two times
    3. the array initialisation is wrong

    Explanation:

    >dd.c:5: parse error before `char'

    That's because of point 1.

    >dd.c: In function `main':
    >dd.c:15: subscripted value is neither array nor pointer

    That's because of point 2.

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    umm sorry but. i really dont get what you are saing(newbie) =(

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    You defined xlordt as '*'. This would mean that

    struct char xlordt[7]={

    would become

    struct char '*'[7]={

    which is not valid.

    The construction "struct char" is invalid. The keyword "struct" means that you're defining a structure, like in:

    struct mystruct
    {
    /* some data */
    };

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    This is quite a crap way of doing it, but hey it works.

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    typedef struct xlordt{
      char xlord[7];
    }xlord_t;
    
    int main(){
      int i;
      xlord_t test;
      test.xlord[0] = 'x';
      test.xlord[1] = 'l';
      test.xlord[2] = 'o';
      test.xlord[3] = 'r';
      test.xlord[4] = 'd';
      test.xlord[5] = 't';
      for(i = 0; i<sizeof(test.xlord); i++)
        printf("%c",test.xlord[i]);
      return 0;
    }
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    struct char xlordt[7]={
    {x,l,o,r,d,t},
    };
    when your defining a structure your defining a type you cant initialise a type
    Code:
    typedef struct{
        char name[7];
    }XLORDT;
    now you declare a variable of type XLORDT
    Code:
    XLORDT xlordt;
    when you refer to a field of your structure you need to use the dot operator
    Code:
    putc( xlordt.name[x], stdout);
    However if you only have 1 field in your structure it's all a waste of time, you may as well just have an array.
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h> 
    #include <string.h>
    
    typedef struct{ 
    	char name[7];
    }XLORDT; 
    
    int main( void ) 
    { 
    
    	int x;
    	XLORDT xlordt;
    
    	strcpy( xlordt.name, "xlordt" );
    
    	for (x=0; x<7; x++) 
    	putc( xlordt.name[x], stdout); 
    
    	return 0; 
    }
    All spelling mistakes, syntatical errors and stupid comments are intentional.

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    mind if i ask what does.. typedef means i know i read it somewere but i didnt understand it to much. btw thanx

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    To xlordt,

    Note that typedef is used to define a type, like in:

    typedef unsigned int UINT;

    Here there is a type MyUINT created. This type is the same as unsigned int. It is usually used to prevent from typing very much. Instead of

    unsigned int var;

    one can now use

    UINT var;

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h> 
    
    char xlordt [7] = {'x','l','o','r','d','t','\0'};
    
    int main (void) 
    {
    	int x;
    	
    	printf ("%s\n", xlordt);
    	
    	for (x = 0; x < 7; x++)
    	    printf ("%c", xlordt [x]);    
    
    	return 0; 
    }
    Last edited by Shiro; 04-13-2002 at 08:21 AM.

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    btw, xlordt you have posted loads of times, it's about time you started using code tags
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    thanx.. sorry sometime i dont understand something... thanx

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    There's no need for excuse. Everybody sometimes doesn't understand something and needs some help, that's why these boards are here.

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    its imbarassing that i have been trying to code for quite some time now and i have not learn well enough. There are lots of thing that i really dont understand. Other things i learnd well but c programming is a great big challenge for, but anyways i guess i will keep on tring. btw thanx again for your help..

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    keep trying and you will succeed.
    The important thing is that you took up the challenge, unlike so many who talk about it but never do it.
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    heh ya easyer said then done.. the code that i posted here im tring to change it to pring in to ascii and i dont want to post it till i try, but i have the leest bit on how to do it heheh.. but thanx for your help on keeping my head up..

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