DVH> char name[40];
DVH> gets(name);
DVH> name[40]='\0';
TT> That still leaves the problem that you're writing to memory that
TT> isn't yours. Your array is only 40 characters long and you try to
TT> access the 41st element!
 DVH> Actually it is correct.  I don't know where you 
 DVH> see anything wrong, but
 DVH> I have been making programs with that method for a while.
 DVH> Here is how I thought of it:
 
It is not correct, and the fact that you have done this for a while is 
irrelevant.  The array name is 40 characters long.  These are accessed 0-39.  
When you write a 0 to name[40], you are writing to memory you don't own and 
it will blow up one day.
 
Bruce
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