local variables to global variables

[boobies]

Hello, I'm new here and to programming, but I want to know if it's possible to make a local variable into a global.
my program is a simple hangman with the possibility to enter your own secret word and guess each letter.


#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <time.h>

using namespace std;

void drawing(int position);
void guessword(string word);
int strLangd(char str[]);


int main()
{
int number, k;
int count = 0;
int position;
string word;
char letter;
char secretword[41];
cout<<"type the secret word: ";
cin.getline(secretword, '\n');
k= strLangd(secretword);
system ("cls");

srand(time(NULL)); //initializes the random number generator

guessword(word, k);

cin.ignore(255,'\n');
cin.get();
return 0;
}



void guessword(string word,)
{
char letter;
int position;
int i=0;

string blankword[k];
blankword[0] = "_ ";
blankword[1] = "_ ";


here's part my program, what i want to do is make the variable 'k' into a global or at least, bring it to the "void guessword(string word)" function.k is supposed to count how many letters the secret word is. But everything i try either makes the program unable to run, or windows says that it found a problem with it and that it needs to close.
Any help to make this work would be great!

[Zeldami]

To make your code more readable use next time =]
You might try to use memcpy

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstring/memcpy/

[blackcoder41]

how many letters the secret word is

http://cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstring/strlen/

[boobies]

thanks for your help, but I still can't make 'k' appear in the second funktion=(

[kevinkjt2000]

You need to modify your function prototype and header to guessword(string word, int k)
Also like Zeldami was saying use [code] tags to make your code more readable

[boobies]

I've tryed that as well, it allows me to enter the secret word and press enter, then windows shows up and says there's a problem and it needs to shut down... thanks for trying tho