From: Endlisnis Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: pointers and errors make cephaler go crazy Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:39:35 -0300 Organization: NBTel Internet Lines: 36 Message-ID: <35D0BA17.21A5DC36@unb.ca> References: <01bdc535$858a16c0$0100007f AT scully> NNTP-Posting-Host: fctnts06c82.nbnet.nb.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Cephaler wrote: > blit(tiles[map[x][y]->tile],screen,0,0,x*32,y*32,32,32) > typedef struct { > unsigned char tile,tag; > } _tile; > > _tile *map[100][100]; > > for(a=0;a<100;a++) { > for(b=0;b<100;b++) { > if((map[a][b]=(_tile *)malloc(sizeof(_tile)))==NULL) {blah} > } > } Why not just make it:_tile map[100][100]; then the top line of code would be: blit(tiles[map[x][y].tile],screen,0,0,x*32,y*32,32,32) What was the error that the compiler gave you on this line of code (without the '&'). And what is 'blit' & 'tiles'. > p.s. subject is simpsons quote (no tv and no beer make homer go crazy.. > halloween episode) Yes, I knew that. Urge to kill growing. -- (\/) Endlisnis (\/) s257m AT unb DOT ca Endlisnis AT GeoCities DOT com Endlis AT nbnet DOT nb DOT ca