Problem: strcmp(st[i], s) it runs with no problem.... when I put this
in an if statement or set a integer equal this it makes the program
crash...

here is the code, last function is were it dies...

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

enum {
        MAX_LINES = 20,
        MAX_LINE_LEN = 80

char* st[ MAX_LINES ] = {NULL};
int numLines = 0;

/* prompts user for search string, stores it in s */
/* s must be of sufficient size. */
void getInput( char *s );

/* returns TRUE if s appears in table */
int inTable( const char *s );

int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
        FILE *fin = NULL;

        /* load table */
        if( argc < 2 )
        {
                fprintf( stdout, "\nOkay, you didn't list an input
file.\n" );
                return -1;
#if 0   // this is the code that should replace the return.  Not
tested
                fprintf( stdout,
                        "So, type entries here, one per line.  (ctrl-D
to end)\$
                fin = stdin;
#endif
        }
        else
        {
                fin = fopen( argv[1], "r" );
                if( fin==NULL )
                {
                        fprintf( stderr, "\nCan't open %s for
reading.  Exiting$
                                        argv[1] );
                        return -1;
                }
        }

        while( numLines<MAX_LINES && fgets( buff, MAX_LINE_LEN, fin ))
        {
                ++numLines;
                st[ numLines ] = strdup( buff );
        }

        fclose( fin );

        /* get target */
        getInput( buff );

        if( inTable( buff ))
                printf( "\nYep, got one of those.\n" );
        else
                printf( "\nSorry, check back next Sat.\n" );

        return 0;

        return 0;

[snip]