Carlos Myers wrote:
>
> > Mike Breuer wrote:
> > >
> > > ACMD(do_write)
> > > {
> > > struct obj_data *paper, *pen = NULL;
> > > - char *papername, *penname;
> > > + char papername[MAX_STRING_LENGTH], penname[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
> > >
> > > - papername = buf1;
> > > - penname = buf2;
> > >
>
> But two_arguments does not create a new string. It uses the existing
> strings that were passed to it. So if you pass it a NULL, two_arguments
> will reformat your harddrive, corrupt you BIOS and finally blow your house
> up. Well maybe not, but you will get some sort of error.
Ok.. It must be the beginning of a long weekend!
I think Mike was right. But I think MAX_STRING_LENGTH is a little large
for this purpose. Would not MAX_INPUT_LENGTH be better?
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