Thread: perror adding Success to end of error text

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    perror adding Success to end of error text

    Not really sure what is going on here. The error message I have prints out and the program quits but it seems "Success" is being added to the end of my error message

    Code:
    void error(const char* msg)
    {
    perror(msg); exit(1);
    }
    Then when I have an error I do:
    Code:
    error("ERROR: input contains bad characters");
    The program exits but the message that is printed is:
    "ERROR: input contains bad characters: Success"

    Any idea why I am getting this success or how to fix this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by potatoes1 View Post
    Not really sure what is going on here. The error message I have prints out and the program quits but it seems "Success" is being added to the end of my error message

    Code:
    void error(const char* msg)
    {
    perror(msg); exit(1);
    }
    Then when I have an error I do:
    Code:
    error("ERROR: input contains bad characters");
    The program exits but the message that is printed is:
    "ERROR: input contains bad characters: Success"

    Any idea why I am getting this success or how to fix this?
    Per perror - C++ Reference

    I think your errno is set to a value that is changed to success.

    Tim S.
    "...a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are,in short, a perfect match.." Bill Bryson

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