Re: Need help with ESQL/C - Possible BUG?

dallara@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Jon Dallara) writes: >PROBLEM: Data looks fine in isql (key3). > When 'fetched' from esql/c > it returns only 1 byte from a 2 byte field. [...] >key3 char(2) yes [...] >/* bad-prog.ec -- esql test program */ >#include <stdio.h> >$char csKey3[2]; ^ Should be three long, because the string gets copied and null terminated. Therefor, if you provide a character array one too short, you get what you asked. >**** bad-prog output: notice that only a "P" was returned, instead of "PA" **** >key3 = |P| >$char csKey2[16]; See what I mean :-) >**** good-prog output is fine **** >key2 = |EVA-3300 | Klaus -- __________________________________________________________________________ Klaus Lichtenwalder, Dipl. Inf., Datapat GmbH, Mauerkircherstr. 8 D-81679 Muenchen, F.R. Germany, Fax +49-89-983297 email: Lichtenwalder@ACM.org, klaus@gaston.boss.sub.org