void *malloc ( size_t size );This is the function prototype, and as Agni stated it returns a void pointer. Since this is the function prototype you do not use this syntax when calling the function...

Please don't PM code solutions. I suggest re-reading the forums rules too. Just to make sure you understand how we work when it comes to handing out code.

Secondly, code solutions are best in the...

your desciption indicates that you will be given a list of random numbers that will be in no particualr order. thus you cannot just loop through the array backwards. You will need to perform some...

That is too true, i'm glad you pointed that out. strtol() may prove helpful to me thanks.

Chris

If you are looking to convert strings and into integers, you may want to check out the atoi() function.

Chris

You are still trying to print out the value of a before you have retrieved its value from the user via scanf()