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echo: c_plusplus
to: ROGER SCUDDER
from: GERRY DANEN
date: 1997-10-09 22:42:00
subject: Error showing data

 RS> I would leave more room for the city also. If you consider
 RS> the longest probable input : District of Columbia
 RS> you need at least 21 characters. IMHO, 36 chars is usually
 RS> good for names. Probably wouldn't hurt to go more for the
 RS> address line too... soooo... I would go with something like
 RS> this...
No matter what the definition, the code should check for overflow, and
if needed, truncate the data with perhaps an error message.
Gerry Danen (gdanen@accessweb.com) C+Net BBS @ 403-477-9545
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