String woes

[j_s_connell]

This question might be obvious to people, but i cant figure it out-
If I declare an array of const strings like so:

const char[256][16] = { {..}, .. };

The compiler tells me my subscript is out of range.
So I cant have 256 strings of 16 characters....

BUT, if i say:

const char[256][256] = {{..}, ..};

It compiles fine....

Likewise these wont work:

const char[64][64] = {..};
const char[32][32] = {..};

But this will:

const char[16][16] = {..};

Is this normal behavior, a bug, or have i just been staring at this screen to long?

[Ttelmah]

I'd suspect the compiler is treating the value as an 8bit integer. 256, is then 'seen' as '0'. As such, it is a fault in the parser.
The limit, involved in constant strings, depends on the chip. '18' family chips, should handle long string constants, but on the smaller chips, if the total size exceeds what can be put into one 'page' of the ROM, it will fail.

Best Wishes

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