Subj : Re: strange string pointer to strings...?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Bob Gonder
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 01:20 pm

mujeebrm wrote:

>/* list of words and meanings */
>char  *dic[][40] = {
>  "atlas", "A volume of maps.",

This would more properly be written

char  *dic[] = {
	  "atlas", "A volume of maps.",
	  "car", "A motorized vehicle.",
	  "telephone", "A communication device.",
	  "airplane", "A flying machine.",

	0,0  /* null terminate the list */
	};

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