Re: Pro C/C++ Question

From: Bola Ogunlana <bolao_at_incads.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:51:13 +0100
Message-ID: <905868398.28953.3.nnrp-09.c2dec0b7@news.demon.co.uk>

They are similar, just that you should make sure that the data you put into "STRING" type variables is null terminated (explicitly where possible). If not, you may get segmentation faults & nasty side effects.

Also, try not to use them to the limit because you always need the terminating NULL character.

Tai Ji Meng wrote in message ...
>Hi, can anybody help me with the following questions?
>
>External Datatype "STRING" :
>a) What exactly is STRING, is it a structure like VARCHAR?
>b) How do you manipulate a variable of type STRING?
>
>Thanks for any help rendered!!
>
>regards
Received on Tue Sep 15 1998 - 07:51:13 CDT