Xref: news2.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:4550 From: 95rgm AT eng DOT cam DOT ac DOT uk (R. Morgan) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Beginners srand error Date: 3 Jun 1996 21:24:10 GMT Organization: CUED Lines: 31 Sender: 95rgm AT eng DOT cam DOT ac DOT uk (R.G. Morgan) Message-ID: <4ovl5q$f9p@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> References: <1996Jun3 DOT 144827 DOT 120718 AT kuhub DOT cc DOT ukans DOT edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: club.eng.cam.ac.uk To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp In article <1996Jun3 DOT 144827 DOT 120718 AT kuhub DOT cc DOT ukans DOT edu>, halibut AT kuhub DOT cc DOT ukans DOT edu writes: > > This gives me a parse error before int: > > #include > #include > #include > #include > #include > #include > > void main() > { > srand(time(NULL)); > int num; > } > > Anyone know why? > Yes, the declaration statement needs to go at the beginning of main. Unless you're using C++. void main, anyone? -- hmmmm