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  • M manu_2205

    Hi I have used many times calloc().But this time it is going fail. What may be the reason when calloc() fails(return bad pointer) Thanx

    manu

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    are you coding in C or C++ ?


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      are you coding in C or C++ ?


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      Jonathan Darka
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      It MUST be C++ as this is the Visual C++ / MFC board :)


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      • M manu_2205

        Hi I have used many times calloc().But this time it is going fail. What may be the reason when calloc() fails(return bad pointer) Thanx

        manu

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        KarstenK
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        It may be that you want to much memory so the working set memory is fully used. There is a compiler option to tweak it, but i dont know which.

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          It MUST be C++ as this is the Visual C++ / MFC board :)


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          here is a scoop : The Visual C++ compiler also compiles C code ! ;P


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            here is a scoop : The Visual C++ compiler also compiles C code ! ;P


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            Jonathan Darka
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            Here's another scoop. This is the C++/MFC board, C questions do not belong here. So it's irrelevant whether the VC++ compiler can compile C code. :-D


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              Here's another scoop. This is the C++/MFC board, C questions do not belong here. So it's irrelevant whether the VC++ compiler can compile C code. :-D


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              ok, and tell me where you ask C question on CP elsewhere that this board ? :confused::~


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                ok, and tell me where you ask C question on CP elsewhere that this board ? :confused::~


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                Jonathan Darka
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                I'd say the soapbox ;)


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                  are you coding in C or C++ ?


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                  manu_2205
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                  ya coding in c++ VS2003.

                  manu

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                  • M manu_2205

                    ya coding in c++ VS2003.

                    manu

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                    manu_2205 wrote:

                    c++ VS2003

                    Why on earth would you need calloc, then?


                    "We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation." -- Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.

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                      I'd say the soapbox ;)


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                      Jonathan [Darka] wrote:

                      I'd say the soapbox

                      The SoapBox is for VB... Sorry


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                        ya coding in c++ VS2003.

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                        toxcct
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                        then what the hell is a calloc() call doing on a C++ code ? C++ deprecates the use of C memory management such as malloc, calloc, realloc and free. instead, you have to use new and delete, and you MUSTN'T miw the two ways together !!!


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                        • M manu_2205

                          Hi I have used many times calloc().But this time it is going fail. What may be the reason when calloc() fails(return bad pointer) Thanx

                          manu

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                          prasad_som
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                          Can you show code, that is failing ?

                          Prasad Notifier using ATL | Operator new[],delete[][^]

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                            Can you show code, that is failing ?

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                              toxcct wrote:

                              has nothing to do in a C++ code.

                              Yes, But interesting to see, why he is facing problem. Strange that people expect help without giving sufficient information.

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                                manu_2205 wrote:

                                c++ VS2003

                                Why on earth would you need calloc, then?


                                "We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation." -- Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.

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                                David Crow
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                                It may be a legacy product that has been ported to the new compiler.


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                                • M manu_2205

                                  Hi I have used many times calloc().But this time it is going fail. What may be the reason when calloc() fails(return bad pointer) Thanx

                                  manu

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                                  David Crow
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                                  There could be any nuber of reason why calloc() would fail. At the point of failure, what values are being passed to it?


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                                    It may be a legacy product that has been ported to the new compiler.


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                                    DavidCrow wrote:

                                    It may be a legacy product that has been ported to the new compiler.

                                    He would have told us that, right?:suss: But then, if he would have been really interested in help, he would have given us enough information to help him!:rolleyes:


                                    "We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation." -- Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.

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                                      DavidCrow wrote:

                                      It may be a legacy product that has been ported to the new compiler.

                                      He would have told us that, right?:suss: But then, if he would have been really interested in help, he would have given us enough information to help him!:rolleyes:


                                      "We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation." -- Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.

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                                      David Crow
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                                      jhwurmbach wrote:

                                      He would have told us that, right?

                                      Not necessarily.

                                      jhwurmbach wrote:

                                      But then, if he would have been really interested in help, he would have given us enough information to help him!

                                      You are making assumptions. Plenty of folks may genuinely want help but may not know how to properly ask for it. The same can be said for folks that may genuinely want to provide help but may not know how to properly do it. ;)


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                                        ok, and tell me where you ask C question on CP elsewhere that this board ? :confused::~


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                                        Reagan Conservative
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                                        There is such a place: http//cboard.cprogramming.com --- Purely 'C'.

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                                          Maximilien
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                                          Sometimes I wonder why you are a CP MVP. I work with a large amount of legacy C code that use malloc/calloc/realloc/free I cannot, will not change that because it works and has been working for the last few years. The question is valid, albeit not well "asked", in this forum.


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