Passing arguments between functions

**Wiretron** · 05-15-2006

I'm trying to take 2 filenames as arguments in my C program, then pass the second argument to another function, which does nothing to it but then passes it on to another function.

I'm starting the program using

Code:

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

Passing it to another function with

Code:

f1(argv)

which takes it...

Code:

f1(char *argv[]

passing it to another function with

Code:

f2(argv)

which collects it with

Code:

f2(char *argv[])

When I try and compile, it says I'm passing an incompatible pointer type. What am I doing wrong?

**Salem** · 05-15-2006

No idea - perhaps you don't prototype your functions.

Post some actual code you compiled, not random lines.

**Prelude** · 05-15-2006

Can you post something we can actually compile to see your problem? Also, what compiler are you using and on what OS?

**WaltP** · 05-15-2006

I take it you mean
>progname filename1 filename2

filename1 is argv[1]
filename2 is argv[2]

pass them as pointers

Code:

f1(argv[1]);

**dwks** · 05-17-2006

If you use

Code:

f1(argv[1]);

Then f1()'s prototype would look something like this:

Code:

void f1(char *filename);

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