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From: hsgj@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Need help with pointer to array[][]
Message-ID: <132@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 7-Feb-87 19:57:44 EST
Article-I.D.: batcompu.132
Posted: Sat Feb  7 19:57:44 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 9-Feb-87 02:07:55 EST
Organization: Theory Center, Cornell U., Ithaca NY
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Keywords: two-dim arrays

An application I have requires an array to hold filenames.  Each element
of this array must be 32 chars long, and I would like 16 elements.
I used to be using:
     static char fnames[16][32];

However, I decided it would be better to malloc this space instead of
having it static.  How do I declare a pointer to a two-d array?
My new version is:
     char *fnames;                    /* What is correct declaration? */
     fnames = malloc(16*32);
     GetFileNames(fnames);
     for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
        printf("%s\n",fnames[i*32]);  /* this is wrong, no? */

I am sure that this is bad practice, and would like to be informed
of the 'correct' way to do this.

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