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+2  Q: 

MS C Compiler requires declarations of variables to be at the beginning of a function. Is that supported by the standard?

A common error is 

'var' : illegal use of this type as an expression
+4  A: 

this is C89. in C99 you may declare them anywhere.

Jens Gustedt  2010-08-11 11:57:55
And Microsoft does not produce a C99 compiler.
Tyler McHenry  2010-08-11 12:03:12

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