* In a message originally to All, Joe Kelch said:
 > Every time I try to declare a string variable like this:

 > char *StrName;

 > and then attempt to read in a string using something like:

 > gets(StrName);

 > I get an access violation as soon as my program attempts to
 > try and jump to a

Thats because, via your declaration, you have declared a pointer,
but haven't pointed it to anything.  It is probably pointing to NULL.
Dos will accept this gladly, and overwrite anything at 0:0.  OS/2 will
complain LOUDLY if you try and write to this location.

I would suggest adding:

StrName = malloc(50);

This will initialize the pointer in StrName.

Bob Plyler

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