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   From: msmcdoug@no.spam.iinet   
      
   tommytune123@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > main (argc, argv) {   
   > int argc;   
   > char *argv[];   
   > int i=5;   
      
   You have actually declared variables argc & argv which are local to the main   
   function and are created on the stack at runtime. They aren't initialised,   
   and hence you get garbage when you print them out.   
      
   Since I'm assuming you instead intended to use the old ANSI C style of   
   parameter declaration, your argc, argv declarations must be done *before*   
   the opening curly brace. I'm not 100% sure of the syntax regarding commas   
   and semi-colons, since I haven't used this style for about 20 years, but I'm   
   sure a few trial compilations and you'll get it right.   
      
   Regards,   
      
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