02 Oct 96 10:25, Rowan_Crowe wrote to Paul Wankadia:

 PW>> int Max_Length = sizeof(String) / sizeof(char);

...

 > you'll get Max_Length = sizeof(String) / 1 (on a DOS platform).

sizeof(char) == 1 [byte] on all platforms.

FWIW, if I'm reading this thread right I think the expression should be 

  size_t Max_Length = sizeof(String) - 1;

(In other words, the size of the entire array minus one byte for the null
terminator.)

Regards
Andrew

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