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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:17:16 +0300
From: egor duda <deo AT logos-m DOT ru>
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To: "Amos" <tirtsab AT inter DOT net DOT il>
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Subject: Re: STATUS+AF8-ACCESS+AF8-VIOLATION  Exception
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Hi!

Thursday, 24 January, 2002 Amos tirtsab AT inter DOT net DOT il wrote:

A> Any simple c program that uses a string function crashes with the
A> STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION exception.

A> #include <string.h>
A> main()
A> {    char *abc = "a b c";
A>     strcpy(abc, "hello");
A>     printf("%s\n", abc);
A> }

your program is incorrect. "a b c" string is a constant and can't be
overwritten. complier places it in read-only segment, hence the
exception in strcpy. Please refer to any C language manual for rules
of proper string manipulation.

Egor.            mailto:deo AT logos-m DOT ru ICQ 5165414 FidoNet 2:5020/496.19


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