Re: Access violation error
karim wrote:
Hi All,
i have the following code in my cpp file
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int i = 0;
char *passwordToEncrypt = "080000151F6ECF67";
char *encpwd8 = NULL;
char *encpwd16 = NULL;
//if i uncomment below line,then it throwing access violation error during
runtime
//i = 0605;
int l = E3Des(passwordToEncrypt, encpwd8, encpwd16, &i);
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the method "E3Des" is defined in a dll and it is linked. so no compilation
errors:-). i have only runtime error.
can anybody help me out.
karimulla:
What is the declaration of E3Des()? Does it modify the first parameter?
It would seem that it does. In that case you must pass it a modifiable
character string
char passwordToEncrypt[1024] = "080000151F6ECF67";
(assuming that 1024 is long enough).
Additional point: when you assign a string literal to a char pointer you
should always write
const char *passwordToEncrypt = "080000151F6ECF67";
Then the compiler will stop you from passing it to a function that will
modify the string (i.e. one that takes char* as argument).
--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP
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