Re: [Info-ingres] abf 3gl function

"Nick" <Nick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Could you not do something like this
>
> char *myfunction(char *mystrvar, int maxlen)
> {
> strcpy(mystrvar, "some string that is no longer than maxlen chars");
>
> return;
> }

Even if that worked, it would be a leap of faith on the part of the caller.
Returning a pointer to a static array would be the safe solution.

Roy


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