void modify_material_file2(FILE *input_f,FILE *output_f,float *rho,int *mids,int num_ids)
{
int i=0,k=0,id=0,flag=0,change=0,num=0,format=0;
char dummy_str[200]="",dummy_str2[17]="",dummy_str3[200]="",ent[9]="",dummy_str4[10]="",dummy_str5[50]="";
char *ptr=NULL,*name=NULL,*ext=NULL,new_ext[20]="";
FILE *new_input=NULL,*new_output=NULL;
int adfdebug=0;
rewind(input_f);
do{
adfdebug++;
/*strcpy(dummy_str,"\n");*/
if (!fgets(dummy_str,200,input_f)) continue;
sscanf(dummy_str,"%s '%[^']s",dummy_str4,dummy_str5);
if (!strcmp(dummy_str4,"INCLUDE")){
do new_input=fopen(dummy_str5,"r");
...
}while(!feof(input_f));
// error occurs here....
}
Run-Time Check Failure #2 - Stack around the variable 'dummy_str4' was corrupted.
I get the above failure after modify_material_file2 is done and just before it returns to the calling line.
When compiled under VS6, this error does not occur. Under VS2003, it does.

From what I can gather, this error is caused by some type of overwriting neighbor memory? I'm guessing it's the sscanf that is causing this.

how do I figure out exactly what is causing the problem? the parts involving dummy_str4 are all listed above. It is not referenced anywhere else.

There are some here that say vs6 works so use it....but I'd rather not live with something that MAY cause problems later on.

Thanks!