Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 12:01:03 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ishpeck <aTedjamulia AT sprynet DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: yet more questions about pointers
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On Sat, 15 Aug 1998, Ishpeck wrote:

> It is impossible to say:   string1="foobar"

Of course, it's possible.  Try it, and you will see.

What it does is it makes string1 to hold the address of a constant string 
"foobar".  Being constant means that you cannot change that string.