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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> I was reading 'Effective C++' by Scott Mayers and while </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> going through the fifth Item, I came across this statement.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> typedef string AddressLines[4];</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If I recall well, Scott Meyers finished by saying</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"don't use typedef'd arrays" :)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Anyway, the answer to your particular problem might be that C</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>requires variables to be declared at the top of a block, as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>opposed to in the middle of it.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Vincent Penquerc'h </FONT>
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