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From: [e-mail] (Chris Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: dynamic arrays using char with far pointers
Date: 27 Mar 1996 22:40:21 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri
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I'm converting some code I have out of a book to C++.  I'm converting a
structure to a class(kind of logical :) ).  The structure has:

    char far *buffer;

Now, I thought that to initialize it, it would be:

    buffer = new char[size];

but that gives me a run time error.  So, I changed it to:

    buffer = new (char far *)[size];

but then, when I read in data and put it in the data I get an even worse run
time error, because it restarts the computer.  I make sure my index is not
greater than size, but it still kicks me out.  Could someone suggest an
answer.  I guess I could always use malloc, but new basically is better.  If
it matters, I'm using Borland C++ 4.5 for DOS.

Thanks in advance,

Chris Vogel