Why doesn't this work?

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From: steig
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1987 02:10

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I'm just learning C, so if this is obvious, then please don't flame on me.

The following is written in Lightspeed C:

/*Given these declarations,*/
char *Cstring,*copyofCstring;
Str255 Pstring;

/*This works*/
Cstring=PtoCstr(Pstring);
stpcpy(copyofCstring,Cstring);

/*This doesn't*/
stpcpy(copyofCstring,PtoCstr(Pstring);

/*Why?*/
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From: steig@batcomputer.UUCP
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Subject: Why doesn't this work?
Message-ID: <1376@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Sun, 14-Jun-87 22:10:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: batcompu.1376
Posted: Sun Jun 14 22:10:22 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 16-Jun-87 01:35:51 EDT
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Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Keywords: Lightspeed C