Article: Q35545
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00 5.10 | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 26-SEP-1988
The example for the write() function on Page 641 of the "Microsoft C
5.1 Optimizing Compiler Run-Time Library Reference" is incorrect; it
causes OS/2 to generate a General Protection (GP) fault.
This example fails in OS/2 because it attempts to write 60,000 bytes
from a buffer of size 6,000 bytes. In effect, it is attempting to read
beyond the buffer of size 6000, causing the GP fault. In DOS, this
error may go undetected, but an extra 54,000 bytes of random garbage
may be written to the file.
To work around this problem, change the number of bytes to write from
60,000 bytes to 6000 bytes.