Thread: arithmetic on pointer to an incomplete type?

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    arithmetic on pointer to an incomplete type?

    I keep getting the 'arithmetic on pointer to an incomplete type' on all of the following:

    Code:
    strcpy ( dataList[i], buffer2 );
    Code:
            lineLen = strlen(buffer2);
            for ( j=0; j < lineLen ; j++)
                dataList[i][j] = buffer2[j];
    Code:
    printf("\ngetData 7.0 : dataList[%d] : <%s>", i, dataList[i]);
    getchar();
    What am I doing wrong T-T?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Volair
    What am I doing wrong T-T?
    Not posting enough information to definitively answer your question.

    How are dataList and buffer2 declared?
    7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
    40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*

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    Sorry ^ ^; I forgot those important details o o;

    dataList is:
    char dataList [5][MAX];
    passed as:
    fp = getData ( dataList, fp, &linesR);
    recieved as:
    FILE *getData ( char dataList[5][], FILE *fp, int *linesR){

    buffer2 is:
    char buffer2 [MAX];

    Does it have to do with the fact that one is 1D and the other is 2D?

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    You can't do this:
    Code:
    FILE *getData ( char dataList[5][], FILE *fp, int *linesR){
    You need to specify the rightmost dimensions, not from the left. You can leave the leftmost one empty.
    7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
    40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*

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    >< Programming lords shoot me now.

    Thanks Dave. I'll try not to be an idiot anymore, but I can't promise that o o

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