Okay, so this isn't actually the code I was working on. This is an oversimplified code extract that produces the exact same error. Thus, I thought if I could learn why I am getting errors with the simplified code, then I could apply it to my actual code. Thanks for any help/advice in advance!
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
struct fruit
{
int apples;
int oranges;
int strawberries;
};
int x;
int y;
int z;
x = 1;
y = 2;
z = 3;
struct fruit apples = x;
struct fruit oranges = y;
struct fruit strawberries = 4;
printf("The value is %d or %d", fruit.apples,fruit.strawberries);
return 0;
}
First of all, you cannot initialize a struct type variable with an int value anyway, you have to use either a brace-enclosed initializer, or initialize each member explicitly.
That said,
struct fruit applies
struct fruit oranges
struct fruit strawberries
is not how you define a variable of type struct fruit and access the members. The correct way would be
struct fruit f;
f.apples = x;
f.oranges = y;
f.strawberries= 4;
or, a more precise way,
struct fruit f = {x,y,4};
or, even cutting down the intermediate variables,
struct fruit f = {1,2,4};