From: "Hammy" <darren AT grayce DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: memset func
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:51:08 +0100
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Gisle Vanem <giva AT bryggen DOT bgnett DOT no> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Hammy wrote:
>
> > okay, why does it crash when i do this:
> >
> > memset((char *)videobuffer[640*y+x],5,10);
> >
> > it gives some type of message like the casting pointer is larger than
what
> > im casting it as????
>
> Without knowing what 'videoBuffer' is i's hard to say. But maybe you
> meant to say "memset((char *)&videobuffer[640*y+x],5,10);"
>
> Gisle V.
>

im sure you dont use a & for the address of a pointer?
anyway, videbuffer is a char * set to the address of the videoram by the vbe
stuff