ANSI C: Anonymous pointer in struct to array of strings - problems? -

i must missing obvious...

i'd have empty pointer array of strings in struct :

typedef struct scr_settext_desc_s { uint_8  value;           //current value - copy made prior function call char *strings;      // pointer array of strings } scr_settxt_desc; 

then i'd use struct , assign real array of strings :

scr_settxt_desc scrsettxtdesc;  char screensettxt_strings[4][20]; strcpy(screensettxt_strings[0], "choice1"); strcpy(screensettxt_strings[1], "choice2"); strcpy(screensettxt_strings[2], "choice3");  scrsettxtdesc.strings = screensettxt_strings; 

here error :

error[pe513]: value of type "char (*)[20]" cannot assigned entity of type "char *"

what doing wrong ?

i'd use :

printf("%s",scrsettxtdesc.strings[0]); 

thanks in advance,

bul.

you not creating array of strings, single string (char*).

if want have array of strings, use

char **strings;  

you need initialize array using malloc.

the error happens because limit single string 20 char ( char[20]), incompatible char*.