Strange Errors...

[Virtual24]

I have defined a struct like so:

struct z3D_OBJECT {
    HINSTANCE hDll;
    char *FlNm;
};

then i tried to set some variables as my struct:

z3D_OBJECT 3doMain;
z3D_OBJECT *3doObjs;

...those are in a class header... I am getting 3 strange errors when compiling the file:

Syntax Error: 'bad sufix on number'
Syntax Error: 'constant'
unexpected token(s) preceeding ';'

I get those same three errors for each time I declare a variable of type, z3D_OBJECT.

Does any1 know whats wrong?

[Amon Ra]

you cant have a variable starting with a number.. you can have a number inside the varible name, but not as the first letter..

[Virtual24]

Okay, I Oughta hit myself... The error was obviously because i was trying to put a number as the first character in a variable name which is illeagal... duh!

So i fixed that and brought my error count from 102 to 38... so there is a new error i have a question on:
now when i try to say

MyClass::tdoChars = new z3D_OBJECT;

i get an error saying "syntax error: missing ')' before ';'"
does anyone know the answer to that one?? I should be able to have public variables declared in classes right?

[Virtual24]

AmonRa beat me to telling myself that i was wrong

[Zaei]

MyClass::tdoChars is only legal if tdoChars is defined as static in the class:

class MyClass {
public:
  static z3D_OBJECT* tdoChars;
  ...
};

Otherwise, you have to create an instance of the class, and use the dot or arrow operators.

Z.

[edit]
I cannot type.

[Virtual24]

Well I have created an instance,

class MyClass {
    ...
} RCMain;

but i am using the tdo chars in a class function.

[Zaei]

When using a member variable in a member function, just refer to it either by its name alone, or this-><name goes here>.

Z.