From: "Rob Stevens" Subject: Re: Newbie Pointers Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <199903150044 DOT TAA23466 AT delorie DOT com> <7d38bo$mep$1 AT news5 DOT svr DOT pol DOT co DOT uk> Message-ID: <01be77ea$cb72bee0$5c6699ce@iarisoic> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 NNTP-Posting-Host: pm2-fm-43.superior.net Date: 26 Mar 1999 19:44:01 -0500 X-Trace: 26 Mar 1999 19:44:01 -0500, pm2-fm-43.superior.net Organization: Telecon/Superior Net Lines: 7 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com I belive that it starts at 0 and ends at 17 try writing into that 19th slot sometime =) > char array1[18]="for arguments sake" is fine because arrays START at 0 so > there are really 19 spaces in this array.