Re: Bug in convert.c copy_and_convert_field

Dave Page wrote:

>
>
>>Subject: Re: [ODBC] Bug in convert.c copy_and_convert_field
>>
>>I've found a quick fix to this problem. I've simply added a line:
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>> strncpy(ptr+len, "\0", 1);
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>>just before the mylog line on line 850 of convert.c. I believe this
>>simply ensures that there is a NULL at the end of the string
>>stored in
>>ptr. There may be a more elegant way to do this but it seems to work.
>>
>>
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>I don't know if this fix is correct or not, but are you sure that ptr is
>big enough to do this without clobbering something else?
>
>Regards, Dave.
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>
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. I'm guessing that it's OK since the
returned LEN vaule seems to be set correctly. The mylog just returns
rubbish as the string value which I took to be related to not having a
NULL at the end of the string.

Paul

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