-> it will be. If you want to use the pointer, you will need to allocate memory
-> fo it before you start filling it with information. I like using calloc()
-> because it also clears memory, unlike malloc().
->
-> Ex:
->
-> char *StrName;
-> int size, number;
-> number = 1;
-> size = 10;
->
-> StrName = (char *)calloc (number, size);
->
-> This will allocate 10 bytes of memory of type char and pass the starting
-> addres to StrName.

Everyone seems to suggest something like this, but I fail to see how this is
any different in effect from simply declaring char StrName[10] to begin with,
which is what I trying NOT to do.  I want a VARIABLE length string, which
apparently C just doesn't let you do!

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