I get this compiler error message

you're probably calling a function such as:

function1(int* intVar);

with the function call:

function1(strlen(....));

In which case, the strlen funtion returns an integer, but your funtion wants a pointer to a value (integer or otherwise).  C will not dereference and convert this to a pointer, but will take the value as is and use it as a pointer, a flaw which can prove fatal to your program.

the lines the the compiler are telling me tis the problem are for for loops

here is an example

 for(i = 0; i <= strlen(*pbin1)- 1; i ++)
    {
      if(*pbin1[i] != BINNUM1 && *pbin1[i] != BINNUM0)
      {
        j = 1;
      }
    }

The problem is that I can not use a pointer to determine the string length.  

Hi buckeyes33,

What's the declaration for pbin1

Amit

Sys_prog
I figured it out and ask CS to delete question they just have not yet.

I just decided that since Sunnycoder got the correct answer that I will accept his question.  I did not state how I figured it out where as he did.