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> char *mt_fieldnames[MATSTYLE_NFIELDS] = { "MAT_NAME", > "INDEX_OF_R", > "SURF_DEPT", > "FIN_DEPT", > "DAYS" }; >.. >WHERE char (*db_fieldnames[N_FB_FILES])[] = { &xx_fieldnames, > &mt_fieldnames }; Your problem here is that xx_fieldnames and mt_fieldnames are going to be of different dimensions. C does not have dynamic dimensioning of this sort. Further, this presents and incomplete type of a special sort which in general you should avoid. Further further, pointers to arrays are oft misunderstood and most always misunderstood (not to be avoided for the right reasons though). I suspect you may want to collapse the [] into a *, but not being totally clear on exactly what you want to do, that may be a misdirected comment.