Re: Bug in DOS/DIS Unbatch?

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From: Dave Scott
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:00

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In article: <824407293snz@pdlmail.demon.co.uk>  Peter Disdale 
<Pete@pdlmail.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> In article <824266350snx@trmphrst.demon.co.uk>
> 	   nikki@trmphrst.demon.co.uk "Nikki Locke" writes:
> 
> > What's wrong with ...
> >
> >    sprintf (buf, "%.511s", p);
> >
> (Dusts off K&R)
> Hmm.. nothing at all, it would seem.  It's a fair cop.

And how about, for added safety and future portability...

  sprintf (buf, "%.*s", sizeof(buf)-1,p);

> 
> (..just doesn't *look* right :-) )
> --
> Pete

It could be worse - I have horrible, vague recollections of FORTRAN
and the FORMAT statement...

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