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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 08:22:16 -0400
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Subject: Re: struct problem
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It sounds like he's run across problems with the version of YACC in his
compiler... Do you think the p000 is turning into an ascii null?  Shades of
octal...

Klaas wrote:

> Matthew Heyman wrote:
> >
> > All right....   I have a struct declared like this in a header file.
> >
> > typedef struct
> > {
> > int x; // x
> > int y; // y
> > int z; // z
> > } vert_3d;
> >
> > Within the main .cpp file I have this declaration as a global.
> >
> > vert_3d p000;
> > p000.x = 0;
> > p000.y = 10;
> > p000.z = 20;
> >
> > After compiling the program I get an error that says there is a syntax
> > error in this line and every one after.
> >
> > p000.x = 0;  //syntax error before '.'
> >
> > This error happens on every single declaration of the program in every
> > single struct I use.  The program gives no problems with the struct
> > declarations, only on the variable assignments themselves.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
>
> Is this entire code snippet global?  You can't assign variables outside
> of a function - you can only declare vars (with the option to
> initalize).
>
> Try this micro-program.  If it doesn't work, then there is something
> worng with your compiler:
>
> // ------------- Struct test
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> typedef struct {
>     int x,y,z;
> } vert_3d;
>
> vert_3d p000;
>
> void main() {
>
>    p000.x=0;
>    p000.y=10;
>    p000.z=20;
>
>    printf("%d %d %d\n",p000.x,p000.y,p000.z);
>
>    exit(0);
>
>    }