c - random character array sort -

i'm having trouble compiling program , i'm not sure if logic and/or syntax correct. i'm trying make array of size (defined user) of strings, each of 20 characters.

//melissa p.  //university of massachusetts dartmouth //cis362 //2-6-2016  #include <stdio.h>  #define min 0 //for random number generator #define max 51 //so can choose randomly letter given array in getrandomstring function  int getnum(void); char * getrandomstring(void);  int main (void) {     int input = 0;     int = 0;     int j = 0;     char word[20]; //placeholder random string result       printf("how many strings want in array? "); //questions user amount of 20 character strings     scanf("%d", &input);      const char *array[input]; //pointer array of size defined user      (i = 0; < input; i++)     {         *word = getrandomstring(); //gets 20 character string function         array[i] = *word; //and puts in each space of array     }      (i = 0; < input; i++)     {         printf("%s\n", array[i]); //prints array     }  }  int getnum() //function random number between 0 , 51. {     int num;     num = rand()% ((max + 1) - min) + min;     return num; }  char * getrandomstring(void) {     char word[20]; //declares array random word go in.     int num = 0;     int = 0;     char letterarray[52] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l',                        'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x',                        'y', 'z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j',                        'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v',                        'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'}; //array of lower case , upper case letters      (i = 0; < 20; i++)     {         num = getnum(); //gets random number seed         word[i] = letterarray[num]; //fills word array random letter     }     word[i] = '\0';      return *word; //returns string } 

the error i'm getting this: "assignment makes integer pointer without cast" happens in main , in getrandomstring method. thank you!

your code has many bugs, have corrected bugs, try:

#include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h>  #define min 0 //for random number generator #define max 51 //so can choose randomly letter given array in getrandomstring function  int getnum(void); char * getrandomstring(void);  int main (void) {     int input = 0;     int = 0;     int j = 0;     char* word; //placeholder random string result       printf("how many strings want in array? "); //questions user amount of 20 character strings     scanf("%d", &input);      char **array = malloc(input * sizeof(char*)); //pointer array of size defined user      (i = 0; < input; i++)     {         array[i] = malloc(21);     }      (i = 0; < input; i++)     {         word = getrandomstring(); //gets 20 character string function         strcpy(array[i],word); //and puts in each space of array         free(word);     }      (i = 0; < input; i++)     {         printf("%s\n", array[i]); //prints array     }      //free memory     (i = 0; < input; i++)     {         free(array[i]);     }      free(array); }  int getnum() //function random number between 0 , 51. {     int num;     num = rand()% ((max + 1) - min) + min;     return num; }  char * getrandomstring(void) {     char* word = malloc(21); //declares array random word go in.     int num = 0;     int = 0;     char letterarray[52] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l',                        'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x',                        'y', 'z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j',                        'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v',                        'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'}; //array of lower case , upper case letters      (i = 0; < 20; i++)     {         num = getnum(); //gets random number seed         word[i] = letterarray[num]; //fills word array random letter     }     word[i] = '\0';      return word; //returns string } 

you have study better pointers, have use string.h strcpy function , stdlib.h malloc.