Gordiano <sagrav@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > char *c_ptr; > char ch; > c_ptr = &ch; > *c_ptr = "hello";// :( ptr3.cc:17: error: invalid > // conversion from ‘const char*’ to ‘char’ This is not a gcc question. It is a C++ language question. The string "hello" has type "const char*". The variable c_ptr has type "char*". The language forbids assigning a value of type "const char*" to a variable of type "char*". Look for "const_cast". Ian
