Filling struct with data...

[japanfred]

Hi,

This is my struct and it's enum

enum Length
{
	EventType = 2,
	LogNumber = 1,
	EventSequence = 4,
	VarianceCode = 3,
	ExactAirTime = 8,
	ScheduledTime = 8,
	ScheduledTimeMode = 1,
	EventDuration = 8,
	VideoSource = 12,
	VideoEffects = 10,
	AudioSource = 12,
	AudioEffects = 10,
	HouseNumber = 20,
	TimeCodeIn = 8,
	TimeCodeOut = 8,
	FCCSource = 1,
	Description = 30,
	FacilityDescription = 30,
	FCCType = 10,
	SecondarySource = 1,
	RecordType = 1,
	Offset = 5,
	NewShowFlag = 1,
	SegmentNumber = 2,
	Unused = 6
};

struct playlistContents
{
	int EventType;
	int LogNumber;
	int EventSequence;
	char VarianceCode[VarianceCode]; // Not Used
	char ExactAirTime[ExactAirTime];
	char ScheduledTime[ScheduledTime];
	char ScheduledTimeMode; // Only 1 byte, either T or White Space
	char EventDuration[EventDuration];
	char VideoSource[VideoSource];
	char VideoEffects[VideoEffects]; // Not Populated (possibly used though)
	char AudioSource[AudioSource];
	char AudioEffects[AudioEffects]; // Same as Video Effects
	char HouseNumber[HouseNumber];
	char TimeCodeIn[TimeCodeIn];
	char TimeCodeOut[TimeCodeOut];
	char FCCSource; //Only 1 bytes Not too sure whats in it, it's either WhiteSpace, or something else.
	char Description[Description]; //Title
	char FacilityDescription[FacilityDescription];
	char FCCType[FCCType];
	char SecondarySource; // Either Y or WhiteSpace
	char RecordType; //I = Interstitial, P = Programme, S = Commercial.
	char Offset[Offset]; //White space in the file. (Not Populated)
	char NewShow; //Flag for a New show. If Repeat = No then Flag = Y else Blank.
	char SegmentNumber[SegmentNumber]; //Part Number
	char Unused[Unused]; // As name states.
};

When i try to fill that struct with data, it comes out totally wrong in the compiler.

                playlistContents *pc = new playlistContents;
	ZeroMemory(pc, sizeof(playlistContents));

	strcpy(pc->VarianceCode, "123");
	strcpy(pc->ExactAirTime, "12345678");
	strcpy(pc->ScheduledTime, "12345678");
 
	//Breakpoint here to check variables.
                delete pc;

when i check to see what the variables contain, it comes out like this! (Check attachment)

I'm not sure if i'm doing anything wrong...and im looking for any help please!

Thanks!

Dean.

[japanfred]

Using Vs 2005...i'll try it with 2003, to see if there are any differences.

And that is all the code i'm using towards that struct.

[Paul McKenzie]

Please don't name your enums the same as your character arrays. Change this and try again

	char VarianceCodeData[ VarianceCode + 1]; // Not Used
	char ExactAirTimeData[ ExactAirTime + 1];
	char ScheduledTimeData [ScheduledTime +1  ];

You are missing the room for the terminating NULL byte.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[japanfred]

And now it's fixed..

Top man!

Cheers Paul.