Thank you.
That worked fine.
 
Have you used Outlook 6.0 to work with newgroups?
I cannot get a message (question) to post as a root message.  It always is posting as a reply.
Thanks!
 
"Jan Knepper" <jan@smartsoft.cc> wrote in message news:3CF958EF.50AF0CCF@smartsoft.cc...
Try

typedef char                    char80 [ 80 ];

Jan



John Lance wrote:

> I am trying to do a typedef that I used to be able to do with another
> compiler.
>
> it is:
>
> typedef char[80] char80;
>
> with the result to create a type that causes the compiler to
> create/reference an 80 character sized memory space of type char.
>
> I think I may have the syntax wrong, but can the above be done with the
> DigitalMars compiler?
>
> I have done
>
> typedef struct {
>     char  item[80];
> } char80;
>
> but this is not so simple under some circumstances in accessing the data.
> With byte alignment, the above struct works fine though with many functions
> that use void * or with casting (ugh).
>
> What say you folks to this and am I too far left or right of standards?