From: "Bob" <fubu36 AT stny DOT rr DOT com>
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Subject: pointers and arrays
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Is it legal in c++ to declare a pointer to a multi-dimensional array on the
free space? ie.
     short* grade = new short[gradeNum][studentNum];
when I try this line I get a error of "initialization to 'short int *' from
'short int (*)[((studentNum - 1) + 1)]'
thanks