Re: crashes on char[]

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From: John Gordon217-352-6511x7418CEER...
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 22:00

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"cal" <ccheng@cybermation.com> writes:

> Hi there,

> char asc[36864];
> struct tm* localTime = new tm();
> time(&timer);
> localtime_r(&timer,localTime);
> asctime_r(localTime, asc);
> time_date = strdup(asc);
> time_date[strlen(time_date) - 1] = '\0';

> or

> byte data[16384];
> for(long offs = element.offset; offs < length; )
> {
>   int cbRead = read(fileRead, data, 16384);
>    if(cbRead <= 0)
>    {
>     break;
>    }
>    offs = offs + cbRead;
>    write(fileWrite, data, cbRead);
>   }

you haven't given us enough information.  these code fragments *seem*
okay, but the problem could easily lie somewhere else in your program.
memory errors are very tricky.

you need to post the *entire* program.

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John Gordon                  "No Silicon Heaven?  Preposterous!  Where would
gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu    all the calculators go?" -- Kryten, Red Dwarf

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