Re: Undeclared identifier error in file "xlocnum"

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Those crappy old functions can be dangerous, as you know. Obviously, experienced and disciplined
programmers can use them without trouble, but it's very easy to make mistakes and open the door for
hackers to exploit potential buffer overruns. If you're not developing for Windows, you can still
use the std::string class in the Standard Template Library.

"Kurt Grittner" <grittkmg_NO_SPAM_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Joe,
>
> Well, there is still a reason to use those crappy old functions. If
> your code is used on other platforms and by other compilers you will
> do much less re-coding if you use those tired old workhorses.
>
> -Kurt


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