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From: Terry <iceman AT ipass DOT net>
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Subject: Re: ? Functions recieving strings?
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Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 01:36:05 GMT
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James W Sager Iii wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm having a serious trouble in programming.
> I'm passing a string to a function and the function isn't
> always getting the correct string...
> 
> 
> Ie (Not exact example):
> #include "iostream.h"
> void function1(char *my_string);
> void function2(char my_string[]);
> 
> void function1(char *my_string)
> {
> cout<<mystring<<endl;
> }
> 
> void function2(char my_string[])
> {
> cout<<mystring<<endl;
> }
> 
> void main(void)
> {
> function1("Print me");
> function2("Print me too");
> }
> 
> 
> And instead of getting
> Print me
> Print me too
> I'd get something random like
> Hello.
> PCX
> 
> Now that isn't the exact example. The code I have is too complex to post
> as its over 100k in length.  I thought it was just a problem with
> turbo c, but I have hit these errors with Djgpp too.  I'm exasperated
> as I just want my functions to recieve the correct values so I can
> finish my game in a few days...  My only guess is that there is a
> pointer error or something elsewhere in the code.  Any suggestions
> how I would go about tracking down the problem would be more than
> appreciated.


I tried your example and it worked for me.  What command line 
options are you using when you compile?  

Terry