In comp.lang.c (<2990 at ficc.uu.net>), jair at ficc.uu.net (jair bobys) writes: >Try: > main() > { > struct abc *var, place; > > var = place; Yeah, but it might work even better if you were to try: var = &place; /* :-) */ -- Matt Landau Oblivion gallops closer, mlandau at bbn.com favoring the spur, sparing the rein.