From: ryot AT bigfoot DOT com (George Ryot)
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Subject: Re: Memory problem, (I think)
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"S. M. Halloran" <mitch AT duzen DOT com DOT tr> wrote:

> Btw, I added a "return (0);" statement to main so I could see that main() 
> returning normally (otherwise it returns anything in the test), or if you 
> use getch() whatever it returns ('27' if you hit ESC key).  I then cut out 
> the 'unsigned _stklen = 1048576;' definition in the FAQ, inserted '* 8' 
> (multipy by 8) between the constant and semicolon, to account for your 
> particular use of stack space, ran it, and it returned zero for me, 
> without generating a fault or exception.  

Another way could be to declare the large array as static:

#include <conio.h>
int main()
{
    static char thing[10000][400];
    getch();
    return 0;
}

-- 
george