Problem with simple struct in C programming

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Hi, I am having programming issues with C.The program that I am having compiling issues when declaring the structure in a global manner(I need it in this way).I am getting the following compiling errors:

g_str.c:13:9: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘men’
 sprintf(men[0].n[0],"hello1");
         ^~~
g_str.c:13:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before string constant
 sprintf(men[0].n[0],"hello1");
                     ^~~~~~~~
g_str.c:14:9: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘men’
 sprintf(men[1].n[1],"hello2");
         ^~~
g_str.c:14:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before string constant
 sprintf(men[1].n[1],"hello2");
                     ^~~~~~~~
g_str.c:15:9: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘men’
 sprintf(men[2].n[2],"hello3");
         ^~~
g_str.c:15:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before string constant
 sprintf(men[2].n[2],"hello3");
                     ^~~~~~~~

What I have tried:

#include<stdio.h>	
#include<stdlib.h> 


struct str1 
  {
   char n[3][7];
  
};

struct str1 men[3]; 
 
sprintf(men[0].n[0],"hello1");
sprintf(men[1].n[1],"hello2");
sprintf(men[2].n[2],"hello3");

void main()		// the main function
{
printf(" %s",men[1].n[1]);

}

Posted 25-Apr-18 2:55am

Lilyanaa

Updated 25-Apr-18 3:12am

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Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-25T03:13:00

Solution 1

Your sprintf() calls are outside of any function. You have to move them into a function (using main() here):

int main()
{
    sprintf(men[0].n[0],"hello1");
    sprintf(men[1].n[1],"hello2");
    sprintf(men[2].n[2],"hello3");
    printf(" %s",men[1].n[1]);
    return 0;
}

Posted 25-Apr-18 3:13am

Jochen Arndt