A quick question...

[Ray Spalding]

In article <1991Mar12.062941.2369 at nntp-server.caltech.edu> eychaner at suncub.bbso.caltech.edu writes:
>[...]
>unsigned char *arrayptr;
>[...]
>    else if (type == SHORT) {
>        *(short *)arrayptr++ = othervalue();  /* Declared elsewhere */

I think what you want here is:
	*(short *)arrayptr = othervalue();
	arrayptr += sizeof(short);
or:
	*((short *)arrayptr)++ = othervalue();
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