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Subject: RE: scope Q
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Date: 19 Apr 91 23:28:45 GMT
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Ranjan Muttiah writes:
>/* Is there some way I can control the scope of a variable within
>a file ?  Something similar to #undef when using #define */
> 
>int a,b;    fn1(..){.....}    fn2(..){.....}
>/* beep beep, useful life of a is over */
>fn3(){ 
>a = 5;  <- undefined variable: a
>....

Not really, but you could always do something like
#define a   !@%$#@

Raul Rockwell