Re: Problem with GetComputerName

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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:42

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"Koen" <koen@not.this.cerm.be> wrote in message
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> I still do have 1 question about this code: Shouldn't size be initialized
> to MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1 (= sizeof (name))?

You could, but it is safer not to.  By omitting the +1 in the buffer size
while keeping it in the buffer itself, that allows the buffer to always have
room for a null terminator in case the function fills the buffer to its
maximum capacity, thus truncating off the null terminator.


Gambit

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