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From: bilsch <king621@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Newbie has simple question
Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 05:39:28 -0700
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On 05/02/2012 05:22 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> bilsch<king621@comcast.net>  writes:
>> statement causing the error is:
>> System.out.print(bstr.nvchr[n]);
>
>    This requires »nvchr« to be a field of »bstr« (»BigString«),
>    but »nvchr« is not a field of »bstr« (»BigString«). It is only
>    a local variable used in its constructor.
>

I don't understand what makes it different than the variables fin and 
count which are both printable from the main program.  Is there no way 
to make it work?  What does it mean to be a 'field'?  Could you tell me 
more?