From: "MNR. LE SMITH" <9813152 AT fharga DOT sun DOT ac DOT za>
Organization: Stellenbosch University
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:03:00 +0200
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Subject: why does dosgetmem only work with static / global variables
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i recently tried to copy a text string out of conventional memory
(i.e. i had its segment & offset) into a local char array.

i used dosgetmem() as described in the documentation,
( phys_addr = 16*segment + offset etc..)

however, it only filled my char array with garbage, but when i 
changed the variable to 'static char..' it worked !

i wonder if anyone can tell me what happened there !?

Lou Smith ( student )  ( iBasdvru, South Africa )

p.s. how do newsgroups work ( excuse my ignorance .. )