(The same) segmentation error problem.

I have a structure

Code:

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  typedef struct node{
    int rownum;
    char content[MAXCOL];
    struct node *next;
  }nodez;

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and i want to copy a (global) string named TBUFF into content ( located in the structure ).

Code:

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strcpy(last->content,TBUFF);

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Using the above line results in a segmentation error.
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.

is "last" a valid pointer?

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Mats

If i assume that "Last" points to a valid location.

Code:

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last->content

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Will the above statement give me the base address of the content *string*. Will the above statement do what it is supposed to do.

Yes, there's nothing wrong with your strcpy(). Which is why I asked about "last" being valid or not.

The other option is of course that you are copying beyond the size of your buffer, in this case more than MAXCOL bytes.

It is probably a good idea if you post a little bit more of the code at this point, as it may be something else that is causing the problem - only that it APPEARS when you try to copy the string.

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Mats

No.. i better not, i have already posted partial 'C' code 2 times. Thanks a lot for the help matsp. I really appreciated the quick responce.