Compile error

Question

There is C++ task with a string of code:
"char *c= "Some string"; "
but in Visual Studio such note will cause a compile error. Who can explain? Why so?

Answer 1

Can you provide us with the error message?

Answer 2

value of type "const char *" cant be used for initialization entity of type "char"

and

initialization:impossible to convert "const char [12]" to "char*"