hi, i've created a two dimensional array which has individual variables for each member, they have been initialised when directx is initialised and it finds these no problem: (firstmaze.maze[9][7].north = 1) with .north been the variable set to 1, however when i try to retrieve information during the render function of my maze array, if (firstmaze.maze[9][7].north == 1) it says .north must have a class/struct/union type and that firstmaze and maze need defining. Is there a way i access information held in the 2dimensional array during render?

thanks guys, i put Maze firstmaze; in the public declaration of the class, now the scope is global which means i can access it in the render function, cheers