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You answered your own question: you can "malloc()" each of the strings.

Stylistically, I'd lose the "typedefs".

If you really insisted on using typedef's, however, I'd *definitely* include them in your struct definition:

Code:

  /* POOR */

  struct name

  {

    char *firstn, *lastn;

  };

  typedef struct name NAME;

  ..

  NAME myName;



  /* BETTER */

  typedef struct name

  {

    char *firstn, *lastn;

  }

    name;

  ..

  name myName;





  /* BETTER STILL */

  #define MAXNAME 20

  struct name

  {

    char firstn[MAXNAME];

    char lastn[MAXNAME];

  };

  ..

  struct name myName;

And, if you're using C++:

Code:

  // BEST

  class Name

  {

    public:

      Name (const char *fname, const char *lname);

      char *getFirstName ();

      char *getLastName ();

    private:

      char firstn[MAXNAME], lastn[MAXNAME];

  };

  ..

  Name *myName = new Name ("Miles", "Standish");

PS:
If you're using C++, you might consider just using the Standard C++ "string" class. This eliminates the whole issue of what to "malloc()", when...