Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!elroy!mahendo!jplgodo!wlbr!scgvaxd!trwrb!sdcrdcf!psivax!csun!csuchico!ronald From: ronald@csuchico.EDU (Ronald Cole) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: Pointers and whatnot Message-ID: <682@csuchic.csuchico.EDU> Date: Sun, 23-Aug-87 17:38:25 EDT Article-I.D.: csuchic.682 Posted: Sun Aug 23 17:38:25 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Aug-87 00:49:51 EDT References: <8708220025.AA10833@cayuga.cs.rochester.edu> Organization: California State University, Chico Lines: 14 Summary: POINTER TO WORD In article <8708220025.AA10833@cayuga.cs.rochester.edu>, BOTCHAIR@UOGUELPH.BITNET (Alex Bewley) writes: > Or suppose I just want 137 bytes of storage of no particular type, can one > have just a POINTER with no TO? According to my compiler, no (Logitech > Modula-2/86). Alex, Isn't that the reason for the WORD type (i.e. POINTER TO WORD)? Then just use an appropriate cast. -- Ronald Cole | uucp: ihnp4!csun!csuchic!ronald AT&T 3B5 System Administrator | PhoneNet: ronald@csuchico.edu @ the #_1_ party school in the nation: | voice (916) 895-4635 California State University, Chico "It's O.K." -Hal Landon Jr., Eraserhead