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From: axaris@acsu.buffalo.edu (vassilios e axaris)
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Subject: Re: Using printer with turbo C?
Summary: Multi dimensional arrays
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Hello,

I have the following problem:
I need to use a 4 dimensional array of which only the last dimension I know.
I found out that: array_name[][][][50] doesn't work (it's in there - K&R :-)).
I tried to declare a pointer to a pointer to a pointer to a pointer...e.t.c
but to no avail. I allocate memory with calloc of course. I would appreciate
some info. on this: how to declare such a beast, how to allocate memory for
the other dimensions, and how to prototype it. And if there is some time left,
I need some enlightenment on the following:
(*)[10] is a pointer to an array of 10.
(*(*))[10] is a pointer to a pointer to an array of 10?
And if the size of 10 is not specified is this equivalent to *** ?
Thank you in advance.

Vassilios E. Axaris.