Maybe you would like to show us some real code?

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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On
> Behalf Of Joseph Reichman
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 8:40 AM
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> Subject: casting with XL C\C++ compiler
> 
> Hi
> 
> Seems like a lot the casting I was able to do with the Visual Studio C\C++
> compiler I am not able to do with XL C\C++ compiler
> 
> A  specific case  struct * pointer the I would like to assign a char[1200]
> via Struct pointer *
> 
> Buffer char[1200]
 
This should have generated an error also.  Perhaps you meant
    char Buffer[1200]; 
 
> pointer =  (pointer)&buffer; generates an error

Assuming that you simply omitted the definition of pointer, something like
   struct x *pointer;
then the assignment would look like
    pointer = (struct x*)Buffer;

While the & doesn't hurt in this case, it is superfluous because Buffer is
an array.  But since C is case sensitive, buffer is completely different
from Buffer.
 
> any guidance appreciated

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