int pole_flags[15] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
int pole_good[15] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
//
//becomes
//
int* pole_flags;     //delare array name
int* pole_good;      //delare array name
void poles_startup()
{
   pole_flags = (int*)malloc((long)sizeof(int)*15);   //allocate space for 15 int's
   memset(pole_flags, 0, (long)sizeof(int)*15);       //set data to all zeros
   pole_good = (int*)malloc((long)sizeof(int)*15);   //allocate space for 15 int's
   memset(pole_good, 0, (long)sizeof(int)*15);       //set data to all zeros
}
//
// Theoretically this will work too, but Ive never tried this style.
//
int* pole_flags = (int*)malloc((long)sizeof(int)*15);   //allocate space for 15 int's
int* pole_good = (int*)malloc((long)sizeof(int)*15);   //allocate space for 15 int's
void poles_startup()
{
   memset(pole_flags, 0, (long)sizeof(int)*15);       //set data to all zeros
   memset(pole_good, 0, (long)sizeof(int)*15);       //set data to all zeros
}