Assigning a value to an array

[NewProgrammer1]

i need to assign a value to an array but it is not in the normal way, here is the code so far:
Department[1] = "Accounts";
Department[2] = "Teller";
Department[3] = "Loans";
Department[4] = "Operations";
Department[5] = "Personnel";

[johny10151981]

in c you cannot just assign a literal string.

use strcpy function, if you are using wide string use wcscpy but if you are using multibyte string you better use strncpy but strcpy will do the same purpose

[whodgson]

declare the array like this....note the first element in an array is element[0].
string Department [6]= {"","Accounts","Teller","Loans:,"Operations","Pers onnel"};

[donbock]

Do you intend to skip the first element in the Department array; that is, Department[0]?

I can think of several possibilities for the type of array variable Department. What did you choose for its type? Each data type has a preferred way to do assignments.

[NewProgrammer1]

an example of how this could be done??
could this work:
strcpy ( department1, "Accounts" );

[donbock]

What is the type of array variable Department?

Do the values of the Department array change while the program runs or do the initial values persist?