using arrays in both main.c file and other.c files for same project

[bugmike25]

Hi all. I'm having a problem with compiling my program because i want to use the same array inboth my main c file and my other c file.

Example: main.c

#include <absacc.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <DS1305.h>
#include <SDcard.h>

unsigned char rdat[12]; //To be used in main.c and SDcard.c

However if i declare it in both i get an error: Multiple public definitions
and if i declare it in only 1 of the two the compiler thinks that the array is undefined in one of them.

Please help me out. Can i solve this problem by defining the array in the SDcard.h file instead or any other solutions??/

[zorx]

You have to use extern , like this:

main.c
-------

#include <absacc.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <DS1305.h>
#include <SDcard.h>

unsigned char rdat[12];
.
.
----------------------

SDcard.c
-----------
.
.
extern unsigned char rdat[12]
.
.
.
---------------------------

In SDcard.c this means that rdat[12] is externaly defined (in this case in main.c) and can be used across files.

Hope that this works.

Regards

[bugmike25]

Thanks it worked. Didn't know it was that simple.

[YellowTiger]

You have to use extern , like this:

extern unsigned char rdat[12]

There's the way to declare all the related vars just once:

"MySDLib.h"
-------------------------
// here follows block of SD-related variables declarations:
#ifndef  _SD_Card_Lib_
  #define  _SD_DefArea_ extern
#endif
_SD_DefArea_   int   iVar1;      // all SD-related variables are declared just once, all in one place - this will ease the control over the code and variables
_SD_DefArea_   char   cVar2;      // ...
_SD_DefArea_   unsigned char rdat[12];   //
...
#undef  _SD_DefArea_
...



"SDLib.c"
-------------------------
#define  _SD_Card_Lib_   // this will turn extern OFF
#include <MySDLib.h>   // all SD-vars will be declared as usual

// SDLib functions follows...
...



"main.c"
-------------------------
// #define  _SD_Card_Lib_   // omitting this #define will turn extern ON

#include <MySDLib.h>   // all SD-vars will be declared as external
...

[LabBoy]

Hi

yor can share global variable(s) in other files by using "extern"

for example

//-------[file A.C]--------
char arr[10];           

.....
.....
.....

//-------[file B.C]--------
// if you want to access arr in file A.C, you can  declar in the top of file B.C

extern char arr[10];

.....
.....
.....