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Subject: Re: Allegro,BITMAP *buffer;
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 14:32:43 -0400
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Manni Heumann wrote:
> 
> In article <37E294DB DOT 87A9535D AT gtcom DOT net>, krogg DOT no DOT to DOT spam AT gtcom DOT net wrote:
> 
> >Varence wrote:
> >>
> >>     Also, try declaring BITMAP *buffer at the head of the
> >> function, and buffer = create_bitmap(1024,768) after.  If
> >> you have other instructions prior to this, rather than just
> >> declarations, your compiler might be spewing.
> >>
> >If i understand you correctly
> >then you are saying do this:
> >
> >BITMAP *buffer;
> >int main(void)
> >{
> > buffer=create_bitmap(1024,768);
> >}
> >
> >instead of doing this:
> >
> >int main(void)
> >{
> >BITMAP *buffer=create_bitmap(1024,768);
> >}

[snip]

> 
> No, he meant:
> int main (void)
> {
>     BITMAP *buffer;
>     do_some_other_stuff();
> }
> 
> instead of:
> int main (void)
> {
>     do_some_stuff();
>     BITMAP *buffer;
> }
> 
> This is one of the differences between C and C++. In C you cannot create
> variables anywhere you want to, C++ has serious reasons to allow this.
> 
> --
> 
> Manni

I see,As i am still quite new to C/C++ i hadnt figured this out
yet.Thanks for pointing this out to me.

Be Cool,
 Krogg.

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