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DaWei · Jul 13th, 2007, 2:13 PM

1) You're getting the errors (the only ones you mention in your post) because the pointer returned by new is not a valid pointer for free. Again, use delete.

2) Yup. The problem with writing the structure out en masse is that padding bytes may or may not be present with different compilers run on different systems. It's a portability issue.

Jul 13th, 2007, 2:13 PM	#4
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	1) You're getting the errors (the only ones you mention in your post) because the pointer returned by new is not a valid pointer for free. Again, use delete. 2) Yup. The problem with writing the structure out en masse is that padding bytes may or may not be present with different compilers run on different systems. It's a portability issue. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers