problem with static char

[yang__lee@ausi.com]

Hi,

I am facing a problem .

In VS 2006 I have created a win32 static library.

in one of the functions I have declared a variable as

static char path[1000]="\0";

I link this library to another exe.

WHile debugging when control comes on this declaration,

it doesn't identify path.

I tried to copy "path" to watch window but it says symbol not found.

Why is that so.

My OS is windows XP . is it that .net 2005 that was instaleld.

Kindly let me know.

regards

Vijay

[Ron Natalie]

Re: problem with static char

yang__lee@ausi. com wrote:

Hi,
>
I am facing a problem .
>
In VS 2006 I have created a win32 static library.
>
in one of the functions I have declared a variable as
>
static char path[1000]="\0";
>
I link this library to another exe.
>
WHile debugging when control comes on this declaration,
>

You're probably not in a function where path is in the scope.
The static storage class specifier implies internal linkage.
Contexts outside of that file can't see it.

[Ron Natalie]

Re: problem with static char

yang__lee@ausi. com wrote:

Hi,
>
I am facing a problem .
>
In VS 2006 I have created a win32 static library.
>
in one of the functions I have declared a variable as
>
static char path[1000]="\0";
>
>

The above construct is deprecated. Put the variable in a
(possibly unnamed) namespace.

[Victor Bazarov]

Re: problem with static char

Ron Natalie wrote:

yang__lee@ausi. com wrote:

>Hi,
>>
>I am facing a problem .
>>
>In VS 2006 I have created a win32 static library.
>>
>in one of the functions I have declared a variable as
>>
>static char path[1000]="\0";
>>
>>

The above construct is deprecated. Put the variable in a
(possibly unnamed) namespace.

Twice you posted and it seems twice you missed the fact that
the OP said "in one of the functions ...". The 'path' does
*not* have namespace scope.

The OP's problem is with VC++ debugger, which doesn't have
the ability to identify static local variables.

V
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[Victor Bazarov]

Re: problem with static char

yang__lee@ausi. com wrote:

Hi,
>
I am facing a problem .
>
In VS 2006 I have created a win32 static library.

What's VS 2006? Do you mean Visual C++ v6?

in one of the functions I have declared a variable as
>
static char path[1000]="\0";
>
I link this library to another exe.
>
WHile debugging when control comes on this declaration,
>
it doesn't identify path.
>
I tried to copy "path" to watch window but it says symbol not found.
>
Why is that so.

Because VC++ debugger is buggy, most likely.

My OS is windows XP . is it that .net 2005 that was instaleld.

Huh?

Kindly let me know.

The solution is relatively simple. Add another variable

const char (&rpath)[1000] = path;

(right after your 'path'), and use that variable to examine the
contents of the array in the debugger.

V
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