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Article #972Re: NULL pointer error
From: Alex Novickis
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 1990 20:18
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 1990 20:18
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In article <27092@netnews.upenn.edu> weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Neil Weisenfeld) writes:
>In article <2008@bnlux0.bnl.gov> reilly@bnlux0.bnl.gov (kevin reilly) writes:
>[NULL ptr stuff deleted]
>>I guess the question is: What memory address do I watch when stepping
>>through the program?
>
>If the program is attempting to write to a NULL pointer, you could
>try watching address 0x0000:0x0000 as this is where the "NULL" pointer
>points.
>
>Neil
>
>
try watching DS:0000, thats where the MSC null-pointer-error-checking
routine places some test data to check for this condition. Look through
your startup source files, microsoft distrubutes these!
--
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!apn From: apn@Apple.COM (Alex Novickis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: NULL pointer error Keywords: Null dos error Message-ID: <43039@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 16 Jul 90 20:18:49 GMT References: <2008@bnlux0.bnl.gov> <27092@netnews.upenn.edu> Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 24