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  • G goldenrose9

    DavidCrow wrote:

    You probably meant to use _tcscpy() here instead.

    This works like a charm

    _tcscpy(st.detail.Name,TEXT("Williams"));
    _tcscpy(st.detail.Address,TEXT("B-33 Lane 5"));

    But another problem arises cannot set values in long and DWORD variables

    struct Detail{
    wchar_t Name[25];
    long Age;
    wchar_t Address[100];
    };

    struct Student{
    Detail detail;
    DWORD code;
    };

    Student st;
    st.code = 1;

    but st.code stores a default value of -16843010 and same problem with long data type st.Details.Age = 25 stores 65278, instead of 25. :confused: :wtf: MODIFIED: _tcscpy_s() now works. i was making a small mistake. Now it works..

    _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Name,_tcslen(st.detail.Name),TEXT("WILLIAMS"));

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    modified on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:43 PM

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    ShilpiP
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    Try ZeroMemory

    Student st,read;
    ZeroMemory(&st,sizeof(st));

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    • G goldenrose9

      #include <windows.h>
      #include <conio.h>
      #include <iostream>

      using namespace std;

      struct Detail{
      wchar_t Name[25];
      long Age;
      wchar_t Address[100];
      };

      struct Student{
      Detail detail;
      DWORD code;
      };

      int main()
      {

      DWORD BytesWritten=0, BytesRead=0;
      Student st,read;
      
      st.code =1;
      st.detail.Name = TEXT("Williams");
      st.detail.Age = 25;
      st.detail.Address = TEXT("B-33 Lane 5");
      
      
      HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(TEXT("C:\\\\demo.txt"),GENERIC\_READ | GENERIC\_WRITE,0,0,OPEN\_ALWAYS,FILE\_ATTRIBUTE\_NORMAL,0);
      if (hFile != INVALID\_HANDLE\_VALUE)
      {
      	WriteFile(hFile,&st,sizeof(Student),&BytesWritten,0);
      	ReadFile(hFile,&read,sizeof(Student),&BytesRead,0);
      	CloseHandle(hFile);
      
      	cout<<read.code<<endl;
      	cout<<read.detail.Name; 
      }
      else
      {
      	cout<<"Error! Cannot Open File";
      	exit(1);
      }
      \_getche();
      return (0);
      

      }

      when executing this code following error occurs.

      Error 1 error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'const wchar_t [9]' to 'wchar_t [25]'
      Error 2 error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'const wchar_t [12]' to 'wchar_t [100]'

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      Lost User
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      st.detail.Name = TEXT("Williams");

      You cannot copy characters in this way, you must use one of the copy methods.

      I must get a clever new signature for 2011.

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      • S ShilpiP

        Try ZeroMemory

        Student st,read;
        ZeroMemory(&st,sizeof(st));

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        To OP: This is only meaningful if you don't intend to initialize every member separately.

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        • G goldenrose9

          DavidCrow wrote:

          You probably meant to use _tcscpy() here instead.

          This works like a charm

          _tcscpy(st.detail.Name,TEXT("Williams"));
          _tcscpy(st.detail.Address,TEXT("B-33 Lane 5"));

          But another problem arises cannot set values in long and DWORD variables

          struct Detail{
          wchar_t Name[25];
          long Age;
          wchar_t Address[100];
          };

          struct Student{
          Detail detail;
          DWORD code;
          };

          Student st;
          st.code = 1;

          but st.code stores a default value of -16843010 and same problem with long data type st.Details.Age = 25 stores 65278, instead of 25. :confused: :wtf: MODIFIED: _tcscpy_s() now works. i was making a small mistake. Now it works..

          _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Name,_tcslen(st.detail.Name),TEXT("WILLIAMS"));

          Some Day I Will Prove MySelf :: GOLD

          modified on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:43 PM

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          goldenrose9 wrote:

          i was making a small mistake.

          And you still are. _tcslen() does not tell you the size/capacity of Name, but rather how many characters it is currently holding.

          "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

          "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

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          • D David Crow

            goldenrose9 wrote:

            i was making a small mistake.

            And you still are. _tcslen() does not tell you the size/capacity of Name, but rather how many characters it is currently holding.

            "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

            "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

            "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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            goldenrose9
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            #14

            yes you are right. but when i use

            _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Name,sizeof(st.detail.Name),TEXT("WILLIAMS"));

            stack around st get corrupted. moreover when i initialize st with

            st.code =1;
            st.detail.Age = 25;

            then the value is changed to

            st.code = 4278124286
            st.detail.Age = -16843010

            i had intialized the st as given

            st.code =1;
            st.detail.Age = 25;
            _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Name,sizeof(st.detail.Name),TEXT("WILLIAMS"));
            _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Address,sizeof(st.detail.Address),TEXT("BB-33 LANE 5"));

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            • G goldenrose9

              yes you are right. but when i use

              _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Name,sizeof(st.detail.Name),TEXT("WILLIAMS"));

              stack around st get corrupted. moreover when i initialize st with

              st.code =1;
              st.detail.Age = 25;

              then the value is changed to

              st.code = 4278124286
              st.detail.Age = -16843010

              i had intialized the st as given

              st.code =1;
              st.detail.Age = 25;
              _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Name,sizeof(st.detail.Name),TEXT("WILLIAMS"));
              _tcscpy_s(st.detail.Address,sizeof(st.detail.Address),TEXT("BB-33 LANE 5"));

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              Have you considered:

              st.code = 1;
              st.st.Age = 25;
              _tcscpy_s(st.st.Name, sizeof(st.st.Name), TEXT("WILLIAMS"));
              _tcscpy_s(st.st.Address, sizeof(st.st.Address), TEXT("BB-33 LANE 5"));

              For clarities sake, you might consider renaming the st member of Student.

              "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

              "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

              "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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              • D David Crow

                Have you considered:

                st.code = 1;
                st.st.Age = 25;
                _tcscpy_s(st.st.Name, sizeof(st.st.Name), TEXT("WILLIAMS"));
                _tcscpy_s(st.st.Address, sizeof(st.st.Address), TEXT("BB-33 LANE 5"));

                For clarities sake, you might consider renaming the st member of Student.

                "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                goldenrose9
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                #16

                whenever st.code and st.st.Age is initialized with any value the result is,

                st.code = 4278124286
                st.detail.Age = -16843010

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                • G goldenrose9

                  whenever st.code and st.st.Age is initialized with any value the result is,

                  st.code = 4278124286
                  st.detail.Age = -16843010

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                  David Crow
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                  You need to look more closely at the code snippet I provided. You should not be assigning or referencing st.Detail. In your Student structure, Detail is a type of structure, not an instance of one.

                  "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                  "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                  "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                  • D David Crow

                    You need to look more closely at the code snippet I provided. You should not be assigning or referencing st.Detail. In your Student structure, Detail is a type of structure, not an instance of one.

                    "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                    "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                    "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                    goldenrose9
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #18

                    please give a small example. :confused:

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                    • G goldenrose9

                      please give a small example. :confused:

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                      David Crow
                      wrote on last edited by
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                      See here.

                      "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                      "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                      "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                      • D David Crow

                        See here.

                        "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                        "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                        "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                        goldenrose9
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                        on using

                        st.code = 1;
                        st.st.Age = 25;
                        _tcscpy_s(st.st.Name, sizeof(st.st.Name), TEXT("WILLIAMS"));
                        _tcscpy_s(st.st.Address, sizeof(st.st.Address), TEXT("BB-33 LANE 5"));

                        following error occurs.

                        Error 1 error C2039: 'st' : is not a member of 'Student'
                        Error 2 error C2228: left of '.Age' must have class/struct/union

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                        • G goldenrose9

                          on using

                          st.code = 1;
                          st.st.Age = 25;
                          _tcscpy_s(st.st.Name, sizeof(st.st.Name), TEXT("WILLIAMS"));
                          _tcscpy_s(st.st.Address, sizeof(st.st.Address), TEXT("BB-33 LANE 5"));

                          following error occurs.

                          Error 1 error C2039: 'st' : is not a member of 'Student'
                          Error 2 error C2228: left of '.Age' must have class/struct/union

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                          David Crow
                          wrote on last edited by
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                          I just compiled your code with my changes. It compiled and ran fine.

                          "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                          "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                          "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                          • D David Crow

                            I just compiled your code with my changes. It compiled and ran fine.

                            "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                            "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                            "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                            goldenrose9
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                            please give a sample so that i can understand my mistake.

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