From: aho450s AT nic DOT smsu DOT edu (Tony O'Bryan)
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Subject: Re: for loop problem
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 14:19:03 GMT
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On Sat, 18 Jan 1997 19:11:57 GMT, boyer AT cs DOT sc DOT edu (Daniel Boyer) wrote:

>Ok, can somebody please tell me what is wrong with this line of code:
>
>	for(char SIX = 'a'; SIX < '}'; SIX++)
>	{
>	.....
>	}

You are attempting to compile this source from a C file.  C does not allow new
variables to be declared within a loop; that is an extension provided in C++.
If you try that in Turbo C, it will work since Borland's compiler doesn't
strictly enforce the ANSI C standard.  As an aside, if you instruct Turbo C to
strictly enforce the ANSI standard, their own header files won't compile. :)